this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. elon musk finally completes his $41; billion — that's £38 billion — takeover of twitter — and has apparently sacked the chief executive and other seniorfigures. what we are now going to see, almost certainly, is more free speech and potentially an invitation to donald trump to invite him back. new elections loom in northern ireland after politicians at stormont miss the deadline for restoring power—sharing. the uk government defends pm rishi sunak�*s decision not to attend next month's cop 27 climate summit — amid growing criticism. ministers like me, i'll be attending, recognising this

is a global challenge which we will continue to work with other countries in order to make that change on global warming. arsenal player pablo mari is among several injured in a stabbing in italy — which left one person dead and in sweden, resesarchers say they're close to completing the first crash test dummy based on an average woman. space probes have witnessed a big impact crater being formed on mars — the largest in the solar system ever caught in the act of excavation. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the world's richest man, elon musk, has completed his long running £38 billion takeover of the social media

company, twitter. the entrepreuner tweeted "the bird is freed," in an apparent reference to the deal closing. mr musk also posted a longer statement on twitter, saying he didn't buy the firm "to make more money. "i did it to try to help humanity, whom i love". there are reports that a number of senior executives have been sacked and escorted out of the company's san francisco headquarters by security. elon musk has previously been critical of twitter�*s moderation policy. twitter has not yet confirmed the takeover, but an early investor in the company told the bbc that the deal had been completed. our north america technology reporter james clayton has the latest. when elon musk made a surprise entrance into twitter this week, he was carrying a bathroom sink. "i am in twitter hq, let that sink in," he said. it's been a long road to get here, an unbelievably topsy—turvy deal. it's worth reflecting on it. when elon musk had an offer

accepted to buy twitter in april, he could barely contain his excitement. but that initial enthusiasm soon began to wane. mr musk tried to pull out of the deal, twitter though wasn't having any of it. the two sides were due to face a judge who would decide if elon musk had to legally buy the company. but then, another reversal, suddenly elon musk did want to buy twitter. officially he said he was buying the company to create the everything app called x, the details of which are still sketchy. but it's also likely that mr musk believed that he would have lost the court case and wished to avoid facing a potentially damaging deposition. so what does this deal mean for the future of twitter? well, it appears as though mr musk is going to sweep aside twitter�*s top executives including its chief executive parag agrawal. it means musk would be free to enact his vision of free speech. that may well mean that one

donald trump, banned from twitter after the capitol hill riots, will be invited back onto the platform. the controversial us president, though, now has his own social media platform truth social and says he will not reactivate his account, we will see. things are never dull with elon musk. expect lots of ideas, lots of changes and lots of uncertainty, at what elon musk describes as the world's virtual town hall. that was our north america technology reporterjames clayton reporting. the eu official overseeing internet regulation has warned new twitter boss elon musk the social media giant must play by the rules in europe. in a tweet he said "in europe, the bird will fly by our rules." i'm nowjoined by naomi ruchim, cbs reporter in new york. good to talk to you. how is this all playing out in good to talk to you. how is this all playing out in the good to talk to you. how is this all playing out in the us? good to talk to you. how is this all playing out in the us? what good to talk to you. how is this all playing out in the us? what is good to talk to you. how is this all playing out in the us? what is the reaction been there?— playing out in the us? what is the reaction been there? twitter users

aren't sure — reaction been there? twitter users aren't sure exactly _ reaction been there? twitter users aren't sure exactly how— reaction been there? twitter users aren't sure exactly how to - reaction been there? twitter users aren't sure exactly how to feel- reaction been there? twitter users aren't sure exactly how to feel at l aren't sure exactly how to feel at this point, they know this could have been in the works for a very long time, finally it's come to fruition, and many are anxious to see exactly how elon musk changes twitter, beyondjust see exactly how elon musk changes twitter, beyond just as we've recorded hearing from the ap, changing things at the top. he said he wants to make it more open, less censorship, less bolts, but also not a free for all, he also tweeted a message to advertisers saying the reason i acquired twitter is because it is important to the future of civilisation to have a common digital town square, so twitter users waiting to see what exactly that means. let's get more now from our technology editor zoe kleinman. good to talk to, as always. here we are. what do we make of it? a lot of people out there are quite nervous about where twitter is headed now. do we have any clear picture about what elon musk wants to do next? it

is the deal we just weren't sure was going to happen, right up until the last minute, the deadline was today and we've onlyjust heard on the last few hours from elon musk himself that it seems to be going ahead. i think we can speculate a little bit on what might happen next. i think yesterday he tweeted a letter to advertisers, which was really interesting, uncharacteristic humble of him, really, saying he bought twitter for the good of humanity, wanted civilisation to have a digital town square, accepted that it might not work. he has been quite bombastic in the past about wanting to ease moderation, wanting to be more voices heard on the platform, more freely, which really worried everybody who's been thinking this is going to open a torrent of hateful speech and trolling and nastiness on the platform, which are already grapples with to an extent. i think he's kind of rowing back on that bit, saying now that he wants twitter to be a welcoming place, he wants for it to

abide by the loss of the country, he actually used the word hell scape, he does not want it to be a free for all hell scape, and he has been listening, that suggest to me, and maybe some of his wilder ideas about letting people run free art going to work in quite the way he wanted, and has suggested she will continue to advertise on the site, but a lot of people find him very divisive, very volatile, very impulsive, and this whole deal appears to be done on impulse. there is nervousness about where the platform may come next, has already got rid of three top executives. twitter has not confirmed the deal yet, i'm left wondering if that is because there is no one to send the e—mail. it is is no one to send the e-mail. it is unclear really _ is no one to send the e-mail. it is unclear really what _ is no one to send the e—mail. it is unclear really what he wants to do with the company moving forward, but she mentioned there, he has already made changes, we are hearing some of the top bosses were escorted out of the top bosses were escorted out of the building by security, that's quite something if it is and we already know he had fallen out with

the chief executive. the? already know he had fallen outwith the chief executive.— the chief executive. they had exchange _ the chief executive. they had exchange quite _ the chief executive. they had exchange quite deteriorating| exchange quite deteriorating messages between them and jack dorsey, defender twitty tried to intervene and said to musk, don't worry, you don't have to work with them if you don't want it —— the founder of twitter. the chairman has already updated his profile to suggest he is not working there either. you are looking at quite a lot of heads rolling at the top, looking at a new administration. the question is, how involved is elon musk going to get? it is a busy guy, already running tesla, he has space x, fingers and other pies, but he is quite obsessed with twitter, a prolific tweeter, he likes and enjoys it, wants to see changes happen. could it be he will be the next ceo of? that would really shake things up and possibly because of the people to what, each object they want to work from. you have to bear in mind that when he first said he wanted to buy twitter, twitter try to stop it from happening, try to

stop them from becoming majority shareholder, did not want him to take over, and no doubt some of those people will still be working there now. fresh elections to the northern ireland assembly are set to be called today — after the deadline for the resumption of power—sharing passed at midnight. the delay means major decisions on public services remain on hold. let's remind ourselves of how this deadlock came about. back in may the nationalist party sinn fein won the most seats in the stormont assembly for the first time. it called on the dup to support the election of a speaker so that a governing executive can be formed. but the dup — the biggest unionist party — has so far refused because it believes northern ireland's place in the uk is being undermined by the post—brexit deal — know as the protocol — signed by borisjohnson. an election is likely to be held in december — just seven months after voters last gave their verdicts. here's our ireland correspondent chris page.

time has run out for stormont. the home of the northern ireland assembly is no longer a place of government. devolved ministers have left office and the ballot box is beckoning. i am ashamed, ashamed to be part of this circus yet again. we know that elections in northern ireland do not solve problems. they deepen the crisis. the political system in northern ireland is different to almost everywhere else. it's based on the good friday peace agreement signed in 1998 after a long conflict. a majority of unionists and nationalists must agree to share powerfor a devolved government to be formed. the democratic unionist party says it won'tjoin a coalition until the brexit trade border with the rest of the uk is scrapped. in the election in may, sinn fein became the first

nationalist party ever to win the most seats. but the dup remains the largest unionist group, so it still has a veto. power sharing here has always been fragile. devolution has only been fully operating for little more than two out of the last six years. one of the biggest consequences has been a delay to health service reforms. northern ireland has the longest hospital waiting times in the uk. stephen's daughter abigail has spent most of her life on various waiting lists. it's a lot of stress that the family don't need, because looking after abigail is stressful enough. but you have the added pressure then of chasing consultants, chasing waiting lists, trying to fight to get her onto a waiting list. it's just been living hell. and business leaders say repeated problems at stormont are putting off potential investors.

we understand there are difficult political issues there, but for businesses, we need decision—making. we've had, as i said, six years with really no decisions being made and we've got many areas that need to be looked at. the latest deadline for a coalition to be formed has come and gone. an election before christmas is all but inevitable. chris page, bbc news, belfast. charlotte gallagher is at stormont and shejoins me now. we are expecting a date for an election to be revealed very shortly. election to be revealed very shortl . ~ ., election to be revealed very shortl . ~ . ., ~ shortly. we are indeed, and we think that date is going _ shortly. we are indeed, and we think that date is going to _ shortly. we are indeed, and we think that date is going to be _ shortly. we are indeed, and we think that date is going to be the - shortly. we are indeed, and we think that date is going to be the 15th - shortly. we are indeed, and we think that date is going to be the 15th of i that date is going to be the 15th of december, so ten days before christmas. the time when many people will be wanting to do their christmas shopping, going to nativity plays, christmas parties, they will be asked to go and vote. and people in northern ireland do not want this election, the voters

do not want the selection and neither do the political parties. but chris heaton harris, secretary of state for northern ireland, says he has no choice, he has a legal mandate to call the selection. he says he absolutely will not u—turn on it. the 15th of december looking like the likely date, but the question is, what will the selection achieve, if anything? we think the results will be the same, sinn fein and the nationalist party emerging again is the largest party. andy dup, unionist party, coming in second. the dup have said no matter what the election results are, if the northern ireland protocol remains, the post—brexit trading arrangements, they will not re—enter power—sharing at stormont. any couple of months, we could be in exactly the same situation. people in northern ireland is waiting for decisions about health care budgets,

education, public transport and they could be waiting for a really long time until the dup decide to go back into power—sharing. let's speak mark devenport, the bbc�*s former political editor in northern ireland. he covered the ira ceasefire and the good friday agreement. good to talk to you. let me ask you, what happens next? as charlotte said, it feels like there is going to be a repeat, rinse and repeat kind of issue here with what is happening with the stormont assembly. where is the way out? , ., ., stormont assembly. where is the way out? , ., . ., , stormont assembly. where is the way out? , ., ., out? there is not an obvious way out. it is possible, _ out? there is not an obvious way out. it is possible, of _ out? there is not an obvious way out. it is possible, of course, - out. it is possible, of course, technical talks taking place between london and brussels about this northern ireland protocol, which the dup objects to, because it believes it erodes northern ireland's british identity, its possible progress could be made there, but one imagines that will be at the margins, will be about extra flexibility is in the way that the

protocol is actually implemented, rather than what the unionists in northern ireland want, which is its complete replacement. i think last night the outgoing eu ambassador to the uk was saying there is no alternative to the protocol, and if brussels sticks to that line, it's hard to see how the dup is going to change its stance.— hard to see how the dup is going to change its stance. would the dup of a chance change its stance. would the dup of a change of — change its stance. would the dup of a change of stance _ change its stance. would the dup of a change of stance was _ change its stance. would the dup of a change of stance was backed - change its stance. would the dup of a change of stance was backed what| a change of stance was backed what would it take? i a change of stance was backed what would it take?— would it take? i suppose it would take insuperable _ would it take? i suppose it would take insuperable public— would it take? i suppose it would j take insuperable public pressure, and there will certainly be a degree of pressure upon them, there is widespread annoyance here in northern ireland about the fact we don't have a functioning power—sharing administration, that the kind of bread—and—butter issues people want tackled, whether the cost of living crisis are the very long waiting lists we've got in terms of the health service here, much longer than anywhere else in the uk, that nothing is being done about them. at the moment the polls show whilst the majority of people would prefer the parties to get back to stormont, the dup plasma grassroots appear to be holding strong, it believes its own voters

will support sticking to the stands. and because of the peculiar system we have at stormont, is not enough to have an overall majority, you must have a majority on both sides of that divide between unionism and nationalism, and at the moment that does not exist. h0 nationalism, and at the moment that does not exist-— does not exist. no chance of that s stem does not exist. no chance of that system be _ does not exist. no chance of that system be changed _ does not exist. no chance of that system be changed at _ does not exist. no chance of that system be changed at any - does not exist. no chance of that system be changed at any time i does not exist. no chance of that - system be changed at any time soon, is there? ., ., ., ., ., ., is there? you would have to go into a ma'or is there? you would have to go into a major renegotiation, _ is there? you would have to go into a major renegotiation, it _ is there? you would have to go into a major renegotiation, it may - is there? you would have to go into a major renegotiation, it may well. a major renegotiation, it may well be we are getting close to that time with such a negotiation will have to happen, because the system that was set up a quarter of a century ago was primarily intended to get unison nationals onto the same page, and it didn't really factor in the growing number of people who these days don't really associate with either of those traditions. the others, the alliance party and the middle, and their votes are really downgraded in their votes are really downgraded in the current system, but actually reforming the good friday agreement and keeping all the major players on side would be a big task, certainly more than can be done in parallel with what is likely to be a divisive election campaign running between now and probably the middle of

december. in now and probably the middle of deceml>er-_ now and probably the middle of december. . , , . december. in the meantime public services are _ december. in the meantime public services are impacted _ december. in the meantime public services are impacted by _ december. in the meantime public services are impacted by what's i services are impacted by what's happening in life is tough enough as it is, isn't it? it is happening in life is tough enough as it is, isn't it?— it is, isn't it? it is and i think there is— it is, isn't it? it is and i think there is justifiable _ it is, isn't it? it is and | think| there isjustifiable annoyance it is, isn't it? it is and i think. there isjustifiable annoyance of there is justifiable annoyance of there is justifiable annoyance of the party fold that for instance we have not had the same kind of assistance financial assistance in terms of the cost of living crisis as other in the uk fad. i think westminster, even though it does not want to step in, police to step in to keep the show on the road commenters are passing a local budgie here, just to allow the civil servants now in charge once again in northern ireland to keep ticking over, providing services even though they can actually engage in any major initiatives to make anything better, but once again, not for the first time in the last quarter of a century, stormont in stalemate are words that run naturally together. the environment secretary therese coffey has said "protecting the planet is absolutely a priority for the government," after downing street confirmed the prime minister

would not attend the cop27 climate change summit in egypt next month. speaking on bbc breakfast, ms coffey said the government recognised that tackling climate change was "a global challenge" and that she would attend the summit for "a couple of days." protecting the planet is absolutely a key priority for the government, we hosted the cop last year, and normally what happens with cop, particularly on climate, is every five years is when the big political moments happen. we certainly hosted that made a lot of progress, but meanwhile, ministers like me, i will be attending the cop as well, recognising this is a global challenge which we will continue to to work with other countries to make that change and global warming. shire that change and global warming. are political correspond explain why this decision was made. you political correspond explain why this decision was made. you will be focusin: this decision was made. you will be focusing on — this decision was made. you will be focusing on other _ this decision was made. you will be focusing on other domestic - focusing on other domestic commitments including preparations for the autumn budget, expected on the 17th of november after being

pushed back a few weeks and it will be a major event, with further tax rises and spending cuts expected to be announced by the chancellor jeremy hunt, and it's what will be occupying a large part of the prime minister's time at the moment to stop nevertheless, this decision is disappointing for opposition parties and climate campaigners who had expected rishi sunak, and hoped rishi sunak as prime minister, to push climate change a little further up push climate change a little further up the agenda. liz truss aspirants was expected to attend early stages of the summit. world leaders are not obliged to attend an terry's coffee making the point there that some are more significant than others in terms of what is expected to be decided, and any deals that are expected to be reached, but nevertheless, with joe expected to be reached, but nevertheless, withjoe biden due to be in attendance and other world leaders, some are hoping the uk would be there and would be playing

a leading role, but nevertheless, downing street taking the decision, rishi sunak will not be there. it does not mean the uk will not be participating in cop, but means those who would like to see him leading the charge, if you like, somewhat disappointed, plenty of criticism coming his way from labour, who are saying this is an opportunity that should be grasped, the green party saying it is a shameful way to end the uk plus two cop presidency, which began with the summer in glasgow last year. the arsenal footballer pablo mari is being treated for injuries after a man with a knife attacked several people at a supermarket near milan. the 29—year—old, who's currently on loan to ac monza, was with his wife and son when the attack took place — leaving a supermarket cashier dead and five people injured. mari is expected to make a full recovery.

let's speak now to our rome correspondent mark lowen. pablo mari is going to have surgery later today, after the stab wound to his back which did not touch any or did not affect any vital organs. it is said that he had an injury to his muscles on his back, but he is expected to make a full recovery. he has spoken, says he feels very lucky because he saw somebody die in front of him, a reference to the supermarket employee who died in this attack. a couple of others were pretty badly injured but are still recovering in hospital. the assailant is a 46—year—old man who is said to have had psychological problems and he is in police custody. one of those who is reported to have helped disarm the assailant is an ex—football player himself, with napoli and inter milan, so that supermarket on the

outskirts of milan seems to be a place where footballers go to shop. he is said he does not believe he is a hero, but simply helped get the knife off demand. the assailant grabbed the knife inside the shopping mall, inside the supermarket, before he went on a stabbing spree, but the police in milan have said there is no terrorism motive they have detected. let's get more now on our top story this hour as elon musk, has completed his long running £38 billion takeover of the social media company twitter. let's speak to the tech journalist will guyatt. ifi if i can have a look at where you are, there you are, let me see you, let me ask you first of all, what do we make of this? what are we in for in terms of the future with elon musk at the helm? it is

in terms of the future with elon musk at the helm?— in terms of the future with elon musk at the helm? it is the elon musk at the helm? it is the elon musk carnival _ musk at the helm? it is the elon musk carnival that _ musk at the helm? it is the elon musk carnival that has _ musk at the helm? it is the elon musk carnival that has begun . musk at the helm? it is the elon| musk carnival that has begun and musk at the helm? it is the elon - musk carnival that has begun and we are all on the roller—coaster. what are all on the roller-coaster. what do ou are all on the roller-coaster. what do you mean _ are all on the roller-coaster. what do you mean by — are all on the roller-coaster. what do you mean by that? _ are all on the roller-coaster. what do you mean by that? how - are all on the roller—coaster. what do you mean by that? how will this roller—coaster go? element i don't know how it will end up on how many twists and turns that there will be. elon musk now owns twitter, obviously did not want to buy it, it looks as though he has been compelled to thanks to the core in delaware, and now he's trying to put it into his own vision, saying he is doing it for the good of humanity. for the good of humanity you might want to switch it off rather than do anything to it. this is the most interesting thing that elon musk now faces, he is now the most famous public figure in front of a social network, owning a social network, and is now going to have to report to governments all around the world about how he's going to improve safety and trust and all sorts of other issues on these platforms, when he has just other issues on these platforms, when he hasjust laid off the head of trust. when he has 'ust laid off the head of trust. ~ ., ., , ., ., , of trust. what does that mean? it is fascinating. — of trust. what does that mean? it is fascinating, thinking _ of trust. what does that mean? it is fascinating, thinking about - of trust. what does that mean? it is fascinating, thinking about what - of trust. what does that mean? it is fascinating, thinking about what is l fascinating, thinking about what is going to happen with this company.

as you said, he did not really want to buy it, felt he was not getting a great deal, felt compelled to, giving a lot of this and that but what he would do, do you think back to was compelled to will change his original plans we heard way back when he first touted the idea? i think he is now suggesting it's going to be part of what he is calling a super app, x, the app are everything, an idea that seems alien to viewers in the uk, but many apps in asia and china are now essentially one app to rule them all, so within those apps you would have let say messaging, shopping, ridesharing, caps, even bank loans on some of those apps you can get now, and it's his idea he might be able to bring twitter into that. i don't buy the view that donald trump is going to come back, donald trump now it has its own social network he owns part of, no one is using it, but they are trying to leverage donald trump's existence on that platform to be a reason to get people on it, so unless that closes, i don't think he is remotely

interested in coming back to the platform, he wants to be bigger than elon musk and he knows he won't be now on twitter. d0 elon musk and he knows he won't be now on ttwitter-— elon musk and he knows he won't be now on twitter-_ now on twitter. do we think we will see the way — now on twitter. do we think we will see the way twitter _ now on twitter. do we think we will see the way twitter works - now on twitter. do we think we will see the way twitter works changing j see the way twitter works changing for everyday usage? will we have to start paying to use or will there be more appetising with mackerel itching for people on their everyday?— itching for people on their eve da? . everyday? there is a massive decline in advertising — everyday? there is a massive decline in advertising coming, _ everyday? there is a massive decline in advertising coming, it _ everyday? there is a massive decline in advertising coming, it is _ everyday? there is a massive decline in advertising coming, it is a - everyday? there is a massive decline in advertising coming, it is a bad - in advertising coming, it is a bad time for elon musk to but this platform. if you look at google, youtube has made its first quarterly decline in advertising revenue in its whole existence, the price of metal shares, the people who own facebook and instagram and whatsapp are now at the lowest since 2016 —— meta. it is a bad time to buy a social platform, think you will want to monetise it and i think it may attract people who are big fans of elon musk, other tech companies, personalities back to the platform or to the platform, but we need to see how that bears out. we see he is laying off staff, suggestions he would lay off up to 75% of all

workers for the platform, but appears to have roared back from that. imagine if you are an employee at the company, when only wednesday morning, a man walks into your reception with a sync to make a joke on internet which is let this sink in, i'm now buying twitter. that is just disrespectful to the thousands people who work for the company, and... �* ., ., , people who work for the company, and... ~ . ., , people who work for the company, and... �* . ., , �*, and... and a really bad 'oke, let's be honest. — and... and a really bad 'oke, let's be honest. an h and... and a really bad 'oke, let's be honest. an awful_ and... and a really bad joke, let's be honest. an awfuljoke, - and... and a really bad joke, let's be honest. an awfuljoke, but - and... and a really bad joke, let's be honest. an awfuljoke, but for| be honest. an awful 'oke, but for me, i be honest. an awful 'oke, but for me. i promised _ be honest. an awful 'oke, but for me, i promised i— be honest. an awfuljoke, but for me, i promised i would _ be honest. an awfuljoke, but for me, i promised i would eat - be honest. an awfuljoke, but for me, i promised i would eat a - be honest. an awfuljoke, but for me, i promised i would eat a hat| be honest. an awfuljoke, but for. me, i promised i would eat a hat if elon musk ever ate this —— but this company, and i ate and regurgitated it now. i kind of want to give him a chance because exciting to see what he might do with the platform, but i have no idea what is going to happen and i've been in this industry for almost 20 years.— and i've been in this industry for almost 20 years. please no eating and regurgitating _ almost 20 years. please no eating and regurgitating live _ almost 20 years. please no eating and regurgitating live on - almost 20 years. please no eating and regurgitating live on air. - almost 20 years. please no eating and regurgitating live on air. do i and regurgitating live on air. do you think people will leave twitter now upset with elon musk ring at the helm? are people bothered to? ida.

helm? are people bothered to? no, it's the new — helm? are people bothered to? no, it's the new i'm _ helm? are people bothered to? iifr, it's the new i'm leaving facebook, i remember when everyone was frustrated and said i am leaving facebook and makes a sanctimonious post, 100 people close it, go as far as saying only two of those goals in 98 are still there six months later, and it will be the same thing, lots of peoplejumping on and it will be the same thing, lots of people jumping on that bandwagon this morning, leaving and going elsewhere, they want.— this morning, leaving and going elsewhere, they want. thank you for takin: the elsewhere, they want. thank you for taking the time _ elsewhere, they want. thank you for taking the time to _ elsewhere, they want. thank you for taking the time to speak— elsewhere, they want. thank you for taking the time to speak to - elsewhere, they want. thank you for taking the time to speak to us. - let's stay with big tech, because it's been a brutal week for the giants of silicon valley, and it has just got worse. investors have dumped amazon stock in late trade after it warned of tough trading conditions for the coming holiday season and made less money than expected in the last three months. it comes after similar news from alphabet, the owner of google and youtube, and meta, owner of facebook and instagram. a sell—off in their shares has wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of big tech companies this week. michelle fleury has more. amazon's share price tumbled nearly 2% immediately after it published its third—quarter results.

the tech giant warning that cells would be lower than expected in the coming months, which include the crucial holiday season. its e—commerce business had already been struggling, partly because consumers are stuck at home during the pandemic had gone back to shopping in physical stores. since taking over from jeff bezos, the ceo has been laser focused on cutting costs but it is not paying off yet. then there is amazon's cloud business which generates most of the company's profits, it grew but at a slower rate, with customers feeling the effects of a tougher economy and perhaps scaling back their use of the platform. meanwhile, apple reported revenue of $90 billion against a backdrop of softening consumer demand, sales of the iphone were slightly weaker than expected.

it is worth remembering that the iphone11i was only available for two weeks of the current season. its services business was also light, but perhaps the big story about apple is the strength of the dollar against other currencies, which put pressure on its revenue. this week, there is no doubt that it has been a bloodbath for tech giants which have seen hundreds of billions of dollars wiped off their valuations. the un's special rapporteur on iran has repeated calls for an international investigation into the death in custody of mahsa amini, and the violent suppression of anti—government protests. he's called for an independent panel to be set up to collect evidence. iranian security forces have reportedly fired live ammunition on protesters again — this time in the kurdish city of mahabad in the northwest of the country. crowds were there protesting the shooting of a local person on wednesday night. the situation across iran remains extremely tense 42 days after the death of mahsa amini in custody after she was arrested for not covering her hair.

the former prime minister of pakistan imran khan will begin his protest march in lahore later today. he will arrive in islamabad in seven days and has urged his supporters tojoin him there. tensions have been high in pakistan since mr khan was ousted from office in april after a no—confidence vote. the current coalition government says elections will be held next year. with me now is political scientist sohail mahmood, a former lecturer of political science, associate dean and head of the department of international relations, preston university, islamabad. so good to have you on the programme, thank you so much. can you tell me, why exactly is imran khan doing this? what is he hoping to gain? he khan doing this? what is he hoping to rain? ., , khan doing this? what is he hoping to rain? ., ., ., . , ., to gain? he has announced several times that it _ to gain? he has announced several times that it is _ to gain? he has announced several times that it is no _ to gain? he has announced several times that it is no surprise - to gain? he has announced several times that it is no surprise that. to gain? he has announced several times that it is no surprise that he | times that it is no surprise that he is marching, what is surprising is

that... it was expected that he would match next week, but if you recall, in pakistan, a journalist was killed in a few days back, and that created a lot of tension in pakistan vis—a—vis the military establishment because ptia stalwarts and social media led a smear campaign, hinting that the pakistani military was involved, particularly the pakistani isi was involved in the pakistani isi was involved in the killing. so what happened yesterday was that the isi chief and the spokesperson of the pakistan army, they both came, you know, and they had a very long press

conference, in which they tried to clear the name of the isi, the isi was not involved in the killing in nairobi... was not involved in the killing in nairobi. . .- and - was not involved in the killing in nairobi. . .- and they - was not involved in the killing in nairobi. . .- and they had was not involved in the killing in i nairobi. . .- and they had to nairobi... right... and they had to be needing — nairobi... right... and they had to be needing an _ nairobi... right... and they had to be needing an anti _ nairobi... right... and they had to be needing an anti army _ nairobi... right... and they had to be needing an anti army campaign| nairobi... right... and they had to - be needing an anti army campaign and imean, you be needing an anti army campaign and i mean, you know, he started the match today. cut out the march is planned to go from lahore to islamabad planned to go from lahore to islamaba— planned to go from lahore to islamaba. . . , , . ., islamabad about what is expected to ha en islamabad about what is expected to happen when — islamabad about what is expected to happen when he _ islamabad about what is expected to happen when he reaches _ islamabad about what is expected to | happen when he reaches islamabad? well, nothing, really. because what is happening is that it is not a march, it is a very gradual move, he is staying in various places, and as

a matter of fact he has a diversion, he is not going straight to islamabad, and it is all a political campaign. i mean, the whole idea of a marches to put pressure on the military establishment, to pressurise the sheriff government to announce elections, you know? a very clear cut motive is to hold an election as soon as possible. as far as the marriage is concerned, gradually it will end up in islamabad in a week's time, and the march will arrive in a park for three days, and they have made an announcement that he will announce his next move in islamabad in about ten days' time. but as far as concerned, you know, the march itself will not be eventful, because

the military clearly said they were worried that if imran khan is coming and they march is happening in the city park, they are not going to break the law and into the red zone. and imran khan has indicated that they have no plans to enter the red zone, where the main institutions of pakistan, like the supreme court, the prime minister's house, they are not going to act in the red zone. so as well as the military establishment is concerned, they think it will be fine, as far as imran khan will be concerned, everything will be fine.- everything will be fine. sohail mahmood, — everything will be fine. sohail mahmood, good _ everything will be fine. sohail mahmood, good to _ everything will be fine. sohail mahmood, good to talk - everything will be fine. sohail mahmood, good to talk to i everything will be fine. sohail. mahmood, good to talk to you, i appreciate you taking the time to talk to the bbc. thank you once again. talk to the bbc. thank you once

aaain. let's go back to the us now, where the world's biggest economy has returned to growth after two quarters of decline. the us economy grew at an annual rate of 2.6% in the three months to september, better than forecast. that'll be welcome news for president biden and the democratic party, who face midterm elections in less than two weeks, and risk losing control of one or even both chambers of congress. with inflation at a iio—year high, the economy is the number one issue for voters, as nada tawfiq reports from the midwest state of ohio. the fall festivities are under way in circleville, ohio, with local farmers and small businesses serving up everything pumpkin. by the looks of things, the economy appears to be back in full swing. yet the only thing weighing more than the pumpkins on some people's minds is the cost of living. and that worries democrats as they battle to hold onto congress. what's happening in washington is they've forgotten the little people. we care how much it costs

to fill our gas tanks. we care about how much eggs are at the grocery store. ohio used to be a swing state, but in recent years it has been moving further to the right. and for the midterms, it is the republicans' to lose. inflation is only adding to democrats' difficulties here. they know it's overshadowing what they view as some of president biden's legislative successes. democrats have tried to highlight their achievements on passing long—awaited action on infrastructure, climate, health care and student debt. recently, president biden was in ohio at the ground breaking for intel's new massive factory. under the chips act, billions will be invested to make america a global leader in chip manufacturing. in the meantime, low—income households continue to struggle. jamaica humphreys is a single mother who works threejobs. she doesn't blame mr biden for her tough times, but she doesn't exactly give him a ringing endorsement either. i do not blamejoe biden for the economy.

i do not think he has done a bad job, and i don't think he's done a good job. i think he just does the job. while there are other issues at play during this election, the economy is the top concern nationally, and it could be what breaks democrats hopes this november. neda tawfiq, bbc news, ohio. meanwhile, here in the uk, petrol and diesel prices are not as high as they were in the summer, but the cost of filling the tank is creeping up again. the increase is hitting people living in rural areas the hardest, where there's less public transport and a higher dependence on cars. our transport correspondent katy austin has more. wherever you live, you'll have noticed filling up the tank empties your wallet more than it used to. especially if you're somewhere more rural, where driving often means longer distances and there's less public transport. this community hub in the village of cam

offers support with the cost of living. it also has a food bank and food pantry. demand has surged. regulars dave, joan and patience live in a mobile home park a few miles away. i've been down there 33, 3a years. and you're still driving? yeah, i know and i'm 90 next year. they all rely on their cars. have you noticed the price of petrol and diesel going up? oh, my god, yeah, yeah. i used to put £25 in, and that would last throughout. now we put £35 in so it's £10 more. you have to cut back on your spending, don't you? oh, yeah, you've got to cut back. and you think twice about driving, don't you? i do like what you call a slap and a dash. if you know what i mean. you just put a little bit in, what you need to put in. instead of going out for a ride, you know, you just go - to get the essentials, - you know, and do it that way. like, i used to pop into gloucester, which is 50 miles away, you know, i

but now it's too expensive. so are there buses? no, we haven't got a bus. so for you at the moment, you're still prepared to pay to have the car for the fuel because you haven't got an option? i haven't had a holiday for years, you know, just, it pays— for the car instead. for people who don't have a car or can't afford to get here, there's an option for the food bank to come to them. volunteers will go and deliver the food to them, but we don't actually pay our volunteer costs. and so the volunteers are very kindly doing it out of their own pocket. and we haven't yet had anyone say to us that they can't afford to deliver food banks. i would anticipate that will start to happen. for many people who have to drive to get to theirjob or to keep their business going, the cost of fuel is also having a real impact. gardener richard depends on driving around the countryside to make a living.

he's spending £21i0 more per month on diesel for his car and power tools than last year, and won't take on jobs now if they're too far away. i've actually turned down workjust because the fuel price would be too high to get to the job. it's impacted the scale as well. i was looking to scale up the business, you know, employ a new member of staff and look at getting another vehicle for the business. but at the moment, it's just too uncertain times, to be honest, to be able to do that. and the risk isjust too high. for the under pressure home care sector, costs are also a big challenge. this firm has upped the mileage rates carers get so they're not out of pocket, but it's also made their rounds smaller and more efficient. and that's not all. we're trying to look at alternative transportation for the carers. so one of the things that we thought of is having a moped that is much more fuel efficient.

back at the community hub, they're focused on supporting people as much as they can. for many households and businesses in places like this, the cost of getting out and about has become just one more thing to worry about. katy austin, bbc news in gloucestershire. a team of swedish engineers is in the final stages of developing the first ever crash—test dummy to represent the average woman. women are more likely than men to be injured in the same types of crash, and some scientists say this is partly down to a lack of representative dummies to test vital safety features. shiona mccallum's been to sweden to see the tech in action. crash—test dummies are used to test how well car safety features protect people against injury, but not everyone is equally protected. women are three times more likely to suffer whiplash than men if they are any car hit from behind, and although whiplash isn't usually fatal, it can cause serious and permanent disabilities.

sarah's car was hit from behind last month. it was a really big shock at the time, and my daughter was absolutely crying her eyes out. her neck was hurting, and she said her back as well, a stiff neck and shoulders. the anxiety of, are you going to be able to do yourjob because of your aches and pains? some scientists see more representative crash dummies as an important step in improving our safety. engineers here in sweden have been busy working on the first crash—test dummy that represents the average woman. in order to ensure that you identify the seats that have the best protection for both parts of the population, you definitely need to have the part of the population that has the highest risk represented.

currently the industry uses male car dummies. the average female is not represented. you can assess how it interacts with the seat during the crash and also how it protects the occupant. these dummies are designed specifically to test how well car protect protectable from injuries in low—impact rear collisions. females are somewhat shorter and lighter than males, on average, and then we also have differences in muscle strength, which plays a role in terms of how you respond to a crash. the engineers are performing tests on the dummy to see what happens to her in a simulated rear crash. you see this is very low severity, seven kilometres per hour, they probably would not be a scratch on your car, but you see the amount of motion that goes on in our body. it has taken decades to get here but they work, which will be published next month, brings with it hopes women will one day be safer behind the wheel.

nasa space probes have recorded a powerful collision on the surface of mars. the impact of a 200 tonne meteoroid smashing into the planet resulted in debris being hurled for more than 30 kilometres. researchers say it was the biggest such event ever documented as it took place. emer mccarthy reports. another mystery of the red planet has been revealed. the insight lander space probe witnessed a big impact crater being formed on mars. the impact was so violent it dug up huge chunks of buried ice.

most exciting of all, we saw clearly in the high—resolution images that a whole lot of water ice had been exposed by this impact. you can see in this flyover video boulder—sized chunks of ice in the craters, as well as splotches of ice thrown across the landscape outside the crater. this was surprising, because this is the warmest spot on mars, the closest to the equator we've ever seen water ice. nasa's says this is a crucial discovery as humans prepare to visit the red planet. this is really an exciting result. we know, of course, that there's water ice near the poles on mars. but in planning forfuture human exploration of mars, we'd want to land the astronauts as near to the equator as possible. and having access to ice at these lower latitudes, that water ice could be converted into water, oxygen or hydrogen. that could be really useful. researchers calculate the falling space rock was about the size of a van. it dug out a 150 metre wide bowl, hurling debris in all directions for more than 30 kilometers.

the insight lander has been perched on the surface of mars since 2018, but its mission is coming to an end. it's due to run out of power and stop operations in the coming months. emer mccarthy, bbc news. brazil's two presidential candidates are due to face off each other in a much—anticipated tv debate ahead of this weekend's second and final round of elections. the former leftist leader luiz inacio lula da silva appears to be leading the race over far—right incumbentjair bolsonaro. our south america correspondent katy watson reports from sao paulo. these past few weeks on the road have been noisy and relentless. both lula and bolsonaro are well

aware this has become a tight race. his support underestimated ahead of the first round, bolsonaro's camp came into the second round feeling confident, and rival lula knows this won't be an easy win, even if the polls put him in the lead for now. party shop ownerjanina is hoping for celebrations of her own this weekend. she has little faith in the polls and is convinced bolsonaro will win it. translation: i don't believe in the polls. i go to the demonstrations and they are peaceful, it's beautiful. the green and yellow colours, families, children, babies in buggies. so the streets say the exact opposite of the polls. if you just looked at the demonstrations across brazil, you'd see it's so different. in a campaign so prone to fake news, it's taken on even bigger dimensions these past few weeks. there have been accusations of satanism, even cannibalism. this second round has descended into a holy war as the candidates vie for millions of religious votes.

lula has traditionally had more support from catholic voters, and bolsonaro the ever growing evangelical community. this is one of the few evangelical pastors who thinks bolsonaro has gone too far. translation: faith has been seized upon as a political identity, _ and people end up validating the christian faith of someone based on the political choices they make. i'm choosing to vote for lula because he just wants to be president. bolsonaro is a candidate to be god. politics has never felt so heated. felipe's family owned this newspaper stand for three generations, but much has changed. no political chit—chat with his customers. it's all become too personal. translation: sunday will be - a watershed moment when we decide whether to continue with the same politics we have now or go back to one we knew in the past. people feel they are deciding between good and bad,

and that doesn't exist. i think the country deserves the politicians they elect. but will those politicians respect the results? jair bolsonaro has regularly attacked the voting system, offering up baseless allegations of fraud. there's concern that so—called tropical trump could follow in the footsteps of his friend in the north. this weekend brings to an end what's often been a bitter and personal campaign, a battle between two huge populist politicians at either end of the political spectrum. whoever wins, though, will have a hugejob on his hands trying to govern this deeply divided country amid an intensifying economic crisis in brazil, the political drama is far from over. katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo. let's ta ke let's take your life to the old bailey in london, this is a live televised sentencing of jemma mitchell, who, _ televised sentencing of jemma mitchell, who, if— televised sentencing of jemma

mitchell, who, if you _ televised sentencing of jemma l mitchell, who, if you remember, televised sentencing of jemma - mitchell, who, if you remember, is the woman who has been convicted of fatally assaulting 67—year—old widow in her london home injune last year. it is the first live televised sentencing of a murder in this country, and i want to take your life to have a listen to what is being said. life to have a listen to what is being said-— life to have a listen to what is bein: said. ~ ., i. being said. meanwhile, you met the victim in this — being said. meanwhile, you met the victim in this case _ being said. meanwhile, you met the victim in this case through _ being said. meanwhile, you met the victim in this case through church, l victim in this case through church, some time, it would appear, in 2020. she, like you, was a very devout christian, and it is clear from the hundreds of phone messages that passed between you over a period of several months, right up to the time of her death, which featured on the evidence in the trial, he became very close. she was 67 years of age and of malaysian origin. she was a

woman of some means. and the evidence showed that she was extremely generous. unfortunately, she had a history of serious mental illness, having been diagnosed some years ago with paranoid schizophrenia, and she had spent some months as an inpatient at a mental hospital. shortly before you killed her, she had suffered a relapse, and against her will, had been put on an anti—psychotic medication. as such, and as you well knew, she was particularly vulnerable, both mentally as well as physically, and a jury saw from the cctv evidence how, in the days before her death, she walks with difficulty, needing to hold onto the

arm of her lodger as she did so. the messages that passed between the two view showed that she was very well aware of your problems with regards to the house and was proactive in attempting to help you. this culminated in her offering to give you £200,000 to spend on the house, an offer, however, which she withdrew a few days before you killed her, which i'm sure is what led you to do what you did. on the morning of the 11th ofjune of last year, you had to set off early from your home address, taking with you a large suitcase, which, it was evident from the cctv, was either empty or had very little in it. you

want by public transport to her address, and you stayed there for over five hours. address, and you stayed there for overfive hours. when you emerge from the property, it was clear from the cctv evidence that you had injured your hand. i am satisfied that can only have happened whilst you were inside the house and must have occurred in the course of the killing. laterthat have occurred in the course of the killing. later that evening, who attended st thomas' hospital, where you were treated for a fractured finger. new claimed that had occurred when you trapped it in a car door. in myjudgment, that was clearly a lie. the suitcase that you had taken to the house was now very obviously full and heavy. you also now had with you another case. i'm

sure that this is the case was the one that was later recovered from your home. it is clear that it belonged to deborah chong, and it contained many documents that also belonged to her, including her passport, driving licence, naturalisation papers, bank, credit and other loyalty cards. that large suitcase contained deborah chong's body. i have no doubt that you killed her whilst you were at her house and, absent any explanation from you, given that she made no comment through out your police interviews and did not go into the witness box, i am driven to the conclusion that she went to her house that morning with that intention in mind. two weeks later,

you hired a carfor a period of only 24 you hired a carfor a period of only 2a hours. you were seen on cctv to put that large suitcase into the hire car. it was clearly heavy, such that you needed a trolley to re—let down the road and into the car. that is because it contained deborah's body. you then drove down to devon, where you clearly planned to dump her body, but your plans went awry when you had a puncture which had to be attended to by the aa. this meant that you had rather less time down there to find a place to secrete the

body than you had envisaged, hence why you were unable to find a more remote location than you did. collides time to say our deal goodbye to some woodland adjacent to bennett road in salcombe, a truly telling piece of evidence against you was the fact that evening, after the punctured tyre had been repaired, your hire car was seen being driven by you on bennett road 50 metres away from work deborah's body was found the following afternoon by a lady who was out walking. that grim discovery was made all the worse by

the fact that her head had been cut off. it was not found until a number off. it was not found until a number of days later, some ten metres away from the body, further down the hill beneath some undergrowth. because of the extent of decomposition of the body, the pathologist who carried out the autopsy was unable to ascertain the cause of death. but what was found was that she had suffered a comminuted fracture to the skull, as well as multiple rib fractures. as part of your degree, you were taught anatomy, and you included on your website, where you advertise your services as an osteopath, the fact that you had experience in the dissection of human bodies. that, no doubt, stood

you in good stead when you cut off deborah's head, although why you chose to do that remains a mystery. following your arrest on the 6th of july, amongst the items found by the police at your home was a well which purported to be that of deborah and to leave 95% of her assets to you, and the remaining 5% to your mother. that will was fake, it was written by you, and it contained the signatures of deborah and two witnesses, each of which had been forged by you. one of the persons who signatures you forged was that

of an erstwhile neighbour of yours who had died some months earlier. following his death, you had managed to gain access to his room, and you took from that room various papers of his, including his passport, as well as his mobile phone. a short time later, you rang the phone company pretending to be him, giving his name and date of birth, and you had the phone reactivated. it was his phone, rather than yours, you used to book the hire car, and it was his phone that you took with you on the trip to devon, leaving your own at home. moreover, the evidence of the handwriting expert was that his purported signature on the will

had been copied from his passport, which you had removed from his room. quite apart from anything else, i am driven to the conclusion that you are extremely devious. i said at the outset of these remarks that i would return to the issue of mitigating and aggravating features. the sole mitigation is that you are effectively a woman of previous good character, although given the gravity of your crime, in my judgment, that entitles you to only a very modest discount. as two aggravating features, there are the following. firstly, the amount of planning and premeditation that went

into this fence, although it is right to acknowledge that this is bound to be an invariable feature of a killing done for gain. and i must avoid double counting in that regard. secondly there is the issue of the physical and mental vulnerability to which i have already referred and of which you were very well aware. thirdly, there is the chilling aspect of what you did too and with her body after you had killed her. you have shown absolutely no remorse and it appears you are in complete denial as to what you did. notwithstanding what, in myjudgment, amounted to overwhelming evidence against you.

the enormity of your crime is profoundly shocking. even more so given your apparent religious devotion, as well as the fact that deborah was a good friend to you and had shown great kindness. the sentence of the court is one of life imprisonment, and the minimum term of imprisonment that you will in any event be required to serve will be 34 event be required to serve will be 3a years and there will be deducted from that term, the 475 days you have spent in custody on remand and the statutory surcharge will apply. would you please take the defendant downstairs. bud would you please take the defendant downstairs. �* ., ., , downstairs. and that was the sentencing — downstairs. and that was the sentencing of _ downstairs. and that was the sentencing of jemma - downstairs. and that was the l sentencing of jemma mitchell, downstairs. and that was the -

sentencing of jemma mitchell, only sentencing ofjemma mitchell, only the second time cameras have been allowed into the criminal courts in england to cover the sentencing of a convicted criminal, and the first time it has been the sentencing of a murderer, sojemma mitchell sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 3a years for the murder of herfriend mee kuen chong, also known as deborah, and that is how the judge referred to her. also known as deborah, and that is how thejudge referred to her. that is mee kuen chong, the 67—year—old, a friend ofjemma mitchell, who is 38 and thejudge a friend ofjemma mitchell, who is 38 and the judge said in a friend ofjemma mitchell, who is 38 and thejudge said in his sentencing remarks thatjemma sentencing remarks that jemma mitchell went sentencing remarks thatjemma mitchell went to the home of mee kuen chong in north london last year with murder in mind and had planned what would unfold. he described there as being overwhelming evidence againstjemma mitchell but he said in spite of that she is in denial

over what she did and he talked about the enormity of the crime she had committed and said she was a friend and also referred tojemma mitchell's religious belief. the two had met as members of a church and both describe themselves as devout christians. thejudge, richard marx, described jemma mitchell as extremely devious, and sentenced her to life in prison with a minimum term of 3a years, so it's also a significant moment in the history of the english courts with that being just the second time that cameras have been allowed inside to record those remarks by thejudge have been allowed inside to record those remarks by the judge and to broadcast them live. it'sjust those remarks by the judge and to broadcast them live. it's just been a recent change that has allowed that to happen, and that has been the first time a murderer has been

sentenced live on camera in the english courts. fresh elections to the northern ireland assembly are set to be called today — after the deadline for the resumption of power—sharing passed at midnight. the delay means major decisions on public services remain on hold. let's remind ourselves of how this deadlock came about. back in may the nationalist party sinn fein won the most seats in the stormont assembly for the first time. it called on the dup to support the election of a speaker so that a governing executive can be formed. but the dup - the biggest unionist party — has so far refused because it believes northern ireland's place in the uk is being undermined by the post—brexit deal — know as the protocol — signed by boris johnson. an election is likely to be held in december — just seven months after voters last gave their verdicts. here's our ireland correspondent chris page. time has run out for stormont. the home of the northern ireland assembly is no longer a place of government. devolved ministers have left office and the ballot box is beckoning. i am ashamed, ashamed to be part

of this circus yet again. we know that elections in northern ireland do not solve problems. they deepen the crisis. the political system in northern ireland is different to almost everywhere else. it's based on the good friday peace agreement signed in 1998 after a long conflict. a majority of unionists and nationalists must agree to share powerfor a devolved government to be formed. the democratic unionist party says it won'tjoin a coalition until the brexit trade border with the rest of the uk is scrapped. in the election in may, sinn fein became the first nationalist party ever to win the most seats. but the dup remains the largest unionist group, so it still has a veto. power sharing here has always been fragile.

devolution has only been fully operating for little more than two out of the last six years. one of the biggest consequences has been a delay to health service reforms. northern ireland has the longest hospital waiting times in the uk. stephen's daughter abigail has spent most of her life on various waiting lists. it's a lot of stress that the family don't need, because looking after abigail is stressful enough. but you have the added pressure then of chasing consultants, chasing waiting lists, trying to fight to get her onto a waiting list. it's just been living hell. and business leaders say repeated problems at stormont are putting off potential investors. we understand there are difficult political issues there, but for businesses, we need decision—making. we've had, as i said, six years with really no decisions being made and we've got many areas that need to be looked at.

the latest deadline for a coalition to be formed has come and gone. an election before christmas is all but inevitable. chris page, bbc news, belfast. let me bring you some comments from chris heaton—harris, the northern ireland minister, who says he is extremely disappointed that the northern ireland executive has not reformed and he will provide an update on his legal duty to call an election to the devolved parliament, he said and that today's storm and could be taking decisions to ease the challenges people face, but instead, he says, the legal duty to act all steamy as secretary of state and i will be providing an update on this. so the deadline for agreement passed at midnight and now the next step will be an election before christmas as the northern ireland secretary has indicated. charlotte gallagher is at stormont.

what reaction to what has happened? it wasn't a surprise, but now the path is set. it it wasn't a surprise, but now the path is set-— path is set. it is, and i think --eole path is set. it is, and i think people are _ path is set. it is, and i think people are just _ path is set. it is, and i think people are just fed - path is set. it is, and i think people are just fed up - path is set. it is, and i think people are just fed up here. path is set. it is, and i think - people are just fed up here. voters people arejust fed up here. voters and politicians as well. voters don't want to vote just before christmas, another storm on selection not long after the last one when they should be going to nativity plays, christmas parties and they will have to go to the polling booth as well. the political parties don't want this either. the dup, despite the fact they are blocking the resumption of power—sharing at stormont, they don't want another election either. sinn fein, alliance, the uup, they don't want it but the party set in the deadline passed at midnight and chris heaton—harris, secretary of state for northern ireland has a legal duty to call an election and says he must do that. and we expect an announcement perhaps in the next

hour or so about when that will be held. we think the election will be before christmas and i really wouldn't want to be those politicians knocking on people's doors in the run—up to christmas asking them to go out and vote for them when we could be in the same position and a couple of months' time after the election when the results coming on the dup still refused to go back to stormont because the protocol remains an issue here. because the protocol remains an issue here-— because the protocol remains an issue here. �* ., , , issue here. and what impact is this deadlock having _ issue here. and what impact is this deadlock having on _ issue here. and what impact is this deadlock having on the _ issue here. and what impact is this deadlock having on the public- deadlock having on the public services and people? it’s deadlock having on the public services and people? it's having a hue services and people? it's having a huge impact _ services and people? it's having a huge impact because _ services and people? it's having a huge impact because the - services and people? it's having a huge impact because the big - huge impact because the big decisions that should be being made, the health care budget for example, education, public transport, none of those things are being done. civil servants have taken over now at stormont but they can't make the big decisions. they can just keep things ticking over. for example, the £400 payment that people should be getting together with their fuel bills, people in northern ireland have no idea when they will be

getting that money, and everyone is looking at their heating bills and are really worried about those escalating prices and how they will pay for them and people have no idea when they will get that extra payment. you heard from chris page that there are people on waiting lists, with hospitals struggling with pressures as well, so it's having a real impact and also an impact on people's faith in politics and democracy in northern ireland. they are thinking that they voted not so long ago and will have to go back to the polls and they feel they have had their say and made it clear and now they will have to vote again. lots of people here are worried about the protocol in the future of northern ireland and its place in the union but many many more are worried about paying their mortgages and all of their other bills, so i think it's a really difficult time for people in northern ireland and a lot of them are fed up with politics, and we heard from some of the politicians yesterday saying that they are completely fed up. doug bt who leads

the ulster unionist party said he was worried about the future of power—sharing at stormont. naomi long who leads the cross community alliance party said she is sick of being in the circus and suggested politicians should have their pay cut when stormont collapses. why should they be paid, essentially when other people in northern ireland would not be paid if they were not doing theirjobs? i'm joined now by dr brian feeney, a historian, author and political commentator who also served as a city councillor in belfast for the nationalist sdlp party. welcome, and thank you forjoining us. let's pick up on that, those comments about the impact on people's faith in democracy and politics in northern ireland. what are your thoughts on that?- politics in northern ireland. what are your thoughts on that? there is rurowin are your thoughts on that? there is growing disquiet — are your thoughts on that? there is growing disquiet about _ are your thoughts on that? there is growing disquiet about the. - are your thoughts on that? there is growing disquiet about the. as - are your thoughts on that? there is | growing disquiet about the. as chris page and charlotte said the assembly

has only been up and running for 20 months in the last six years. and it was collapsed in in 2017 and gathered again in 2020 and collapsed in may of this year, and people are wondering whether or not this can continue, whether or not the good friday agreement itself is undermined and whether or not the good friday agreement is no longer fit for purpose. 50. good friday agreement is no longer fit for purpose-— fit for purpose. so, they are headin: fit for purpose. so, they are heading to _ fit for purpose. so, they are heading to the _ fit for purpose. so, they are heading to the polls - fit for purpose. so, they are heading to the polls that. fit for purpose. so, they are heading to the polls that it | fit for purpose. so, they are - heading to the polls that it might not make any difference at all in terms of rebooking the deadlock. could be an action replay of mate with sinn fein and the dup will be the largest parties and the dup will refuse to go back into the executive. having said that, but looking on the bright side, the two

governments will be wanting to do this and there are six weeks in which the eu and the uk could negotiate a settlement to the protocol. there were no negotiations between february as liz truss broke off negotiations in february and they really only began again in september with james cleverly meeting the eu negotiator. there are now six weeks to bring about a solution, and if that were to happen it could be put to the parties before the election and to the dup and sinn fein. do they go along with this solution? there is huge emphasis and a great urgency on both of the british government and the eu to get to a solution between now and the likely date of an election, the 15th of december. but the likely date of an election, the 15th of december.— the likely date of an election, the 15th of december. but do you hold out much hope — 15th of december. but do you hold out much hope there _ 15th of december. but do you hold out much hope there will-

15th of december. but do you hold out much hope there will be - 15th of december. but do you hold out much hope there will be a - out much hope there will be a solution that can be found in those six weeks that will be acceptable for all size? the reason we are still here is that it has been such a difficult thing to resolve. that's riaht, but a difficult thing to resolve. that's right, but there's _ a difficult thing to resolve. that's right, but there's been _ a difficult thing to resolve. that's right, but there's been no - a difficult thing to resolve. that's - right, but there's been no movement whatsoever since february and the proposals the eu have put on the table were simply ignored by liz truss when she was foreign secretary, and it seemed to be part of the forever war with the eu that borisjohnson seems to want. now there is a chance they can sit down and make progress and there has been progress in the last month. it's been on technical matters about the movement of goods, and there has been progress and there is a chance that they could come to a resolution because there are substantial concessions sitting on the table which have not been dealt with yet. we talk about the northern ireland protocol a lot and properly still a lot of people don't really understand exactly what it means and

where it is operating on what the issues are. can you lay that out? the protocol is designed to avoid a hard customs border in ireland and what was done instead was to keep them northern ireland in the single market and the customs union the advantage that northern ireland is that you can trade in both the republic of ireland and the uk and there are no tariffs or checks, and this has been very successful for businesses and manufacturers in the north of ireland. trade has increased dramatically between north and south and there is no barrier in trade between northern ireland and britain. however, because the north of islay remains in the customs union, not the single market, there are checks on goods and animals coming into northern ireland and this has proved to be extremely

owner us because there is a vast amount of bureaucracy and red tape on those thousands of checks required, and that is at the heart of it. however, the unionists in particular think that this means they are less part of the uk than they are less part of the uk than they were before. and that it is somehow damaged their relationship with the uk. and if i —— despite the fact that the preamble says that nothing in the protocol would diminish the position of northern ireland in the uk and the unionists have taken this to the court of appeal and lost on all points in the last two years. it remains a psychological problem is the unionists feel cut off from the rest of the uk but nevertheless the advantage for trade has been substantial. brute advantage for trade has been substantial.— advantage for trade has been substantial. ~ ., ., ,, ., ., substantial. we heard from stormont esterda substantial. we heard from stormont yesterday the — substantial. we heard from stormont yesterday the debate, _ substantial. we heard from stormont yesterday the debate, the _ substantial. we heard from stormont yesterday the debate, the flavour - substantial. we heard from stormont yesterday the debate, the flavour ofl yesterday the debate, the flavour of it, the strength of feeling on both

sides of where things are. how would you describe politics and those divisions now compared with where they were before? it is divisions now compared with where they were before?— they were before? it is extremely olarised. they were before? it is extremely polarised- the — they were before? it is extremely polarised. the election _ they were before? it is extremely polarised. the election if - they were before? it is extremely polarised. the election if it - they were before? it is extremely polarised. the election if it is - polarised. the election if it is called today by chris heaton—harris, it will be fought on the protocol, for and against. most parties want the protocol to remain in a reformed system so there are fewer checks unless bureaucracy and less red 52% of the party in the stormont assembly elected in may wanted the protocol to remain in some way. for the dup, the huge bugbear is this feeling that they have become less british citizens as a result of the checks on goods from britain. the

feelings have accentuated and become extremely polarised and there is no middle ground on this.— middle ground on this. thank you very much — middle ground on this. thank you very much for— middle ground on this. thank you very much forjoining _ middle ground on this. thank you very much forjoining us, - middle ground on this. thank you very much forjoining us, doctor. very much forjoining us, doctor brian feeney. rishi sunak and jeremy hunt are said to be facing "sober" decisions on spending cuts and tax rises in their financial statement on the 17th of november. the bbc has learned they've been told that economic growth is likely to be considerably lower than the last independent forecast, and this meant they had a bigger financial hole to fill. and we have also just heard that the prime minister has spoken to the french president emmanuel macron this morning who has congratulated rishi sunak on his appointment and the prime minister stressed the importance that he places on the uk's relationship with france, which he called our neighbour and ally. with me is our political correspondentjonathan blake. in terms of the economy and the economic outlook apparently being

worse, what is the talk there? i think there's a bit of expectation management going on from the treasury after the statement which has now become a budget and delayed till mid november, there was some hope that that would give some time for economic forecasts to improve given a couple of factors, most importantly, the cost of borrowing for the government falling and gas prices falling as well due to somewhat decreased demand, but it seems there is an effort number way in number 11 downing st and number ten as well to paint a bleak picture about what the chancellor will have to do when he stands up in the house of commons mid november, talking about a massive black hole to fill and the treasury also saying people should not underestimate the scale of the challenge and how tough the decisions will have to be the size of the black hole is up for discussion. there are huge numbers

being bandied around in the tens of billions but 50 billion seems to be the latest working estimate and in the latest working estimate and in the amount of savings that the government will have to find which amounts to a huge impact on government departmental budgets and public services we all use day to day as a result of that. so, you get the sense that the treasury is rolling the ground, rolling the pitch for some big, significant and potentially very painful spending cuts as well as potentially more tax rises to come. pew; cuts as well as potentially more tax rises to come-— rises to come. any suggestion at this oint rises to come. any suggestion at this point as _ rises to come. any suggestion at this point as to _ rises to come. any suggestion at this point as to where _ rises to come. any suggestion at this point as to where they - rises to come. any suggestion atj this point as to where they might fall? ., ., , . , this point as to where they might fall? ., ., , i , ., , fall? not really. jeremy hunt has been clear— fall? not really. jeremy hunt has been clear that _ fall? not really. jeremy hunt has been clear that all _ fall? not really. jeremy hunt has been clear that all government i been clear that all government departments will need to find savings, as he put it but you hear various ideas floated and there has been talk of income tax threshold is being frozen, possibly vat and when asked about specifics, everything was on the table which is why there

is uncertainty about defence spending and possibly even state pension is rising in terms of the triple lock and then there is the rising working age benefits and the rise in inflation —related earnings and those will be the two big moves from the chancellor and downing street has stressed when asked that they want to 2019 manifesto which contain the pensions triple lock and also say they want to help the most vulnerable in society, but the chancellor has got to find a whole lot of money from somewhere. the chancellor has got to find a whole lot of money from somewhere. a quick thou . ht on lot of money from somewhere. a quick thought on the — lot of money from somewhere. a quick thought on the comments _ lot of money from somewhere. a quick thought on the comments on _ lot of money from somewhere. a quick thought on the comments on rishi - thought on the comments on rishi sunak�*s conversation with emmanuel macron, with emmanuel macron congratulating and rishi sunak saying the relationship is important, describing it as our neighbour and ally.— important, describing it as our neighbour and ally. rishi sunak has been holding _ neighbour and ally. rishi sunak has been holding calls _ neighbour and ally. rishi sunak has been holding calls with _ neighbour and ally. rishi sunak has been holding calls with several - been holding calls with several world leaders since she took office

and these readouts have been issued by downing street, and sometimes you get the impression that they are cursory and goes through the motion, but this goes into detail with rishi sunak, downing street said, stressed the importance on the uk relationship with france. during the leadership challenge over the summer, his rival liz truss said the jury summer, his rival liz truss said the jury was out on emmanuel macron as the president of france, so maybe an effort to smooth relations over a little and on one particular issue, that of the small boat crossings across the channel, they go into detail about what was discussed about that, say both wanted to commit to make the channel route completely unviable for people traffickers and committed to deepening their partnership to deter those deadlyjourneys. thank deepening their partnership to deter those deadly journeys.— the environment secretary therese coffey has said "protecting the planet is absolutely a priority for the ggvernment," after downing street confirmed the prime minister would not attend the cop27 climate change summit in egypt next month. speaking on bbc breakfast, ms coffey said the government recognised that tackling climate

change was "a global challenge" and that she would attend the summit for "a couple of days." protecting the planet is absolutely a key priority for the government, we hosted the cop last year, and normally what happens with cop particularly climate, every five years is when the big political moments happen. we certainly hosted that and made a lot of progress, but meanwhile, ministers like me, i will be attending the cop as well, recognising this as a global challenge which we will continue to work with other countries in order to make that change the world's richest man, elon musk, has completed his long running £38 billion takeover of the social media company, twitter. the entrepreuner tweeted "the bird is freed," in an apparent reference to the deal closing. there are reports that a number of senior executives have been sacked and escorted out of the company's san francisco headquarters by security. mr musk also posted a longer statement on twitter, saying he didn't buy the firm

"to make more money. i did it to try to help humanity, whom i love". our north america technology reporterjames clayton has the latest. when elon musk made a surprise entrance into twitter this week, he was carrying a bathroom sink. "i am in twitter hq, let that sink in," he said. it's been a long road to get here, an unbelievably topsy—turvy deal. it's worth reflecting on it. when elon musk had an offer accepted to buy twitter in april, he could barely contain his excitement. but that initial enthusiasm soon began to wane. mr musk tried to pull out of the deal, twitter though wasn't having any of it. the two sides were due to face a judge who would decide if elon musk had to legally buy the company. but then, another reversal, suddenly elon musk did want to buy twitter. officially he said he was buying the company to create the everything app called x, the details of which are still sketchy.

but it's also likely that mr musk believed that he would have lost the court case and wished to avoid facing a potentially damaging deposition. so what does this deal mean for the future of twitter? well, it appears as though mr musk is going to sweep aside twitter�*s top executives including its chief executive parag agrawal. it means musk would be free to enact his vision of free speech. that may well mean that one donald trump, banned from twitter after the capitol hill riots, will be invited back onto the platform. the controversial us president, though, now has its own social media platform truth social and says he will not reactivate his account. we will see. things are never dull with elon musk. expect lots of ideas, lots of changes and lots of uncertainty, at what elon musk describes as the world's virtual town hall. the european union has responded

to musk�*s acquistion of twitter with a warning. the eu's internet regulator, commisioner for internal markets thierry breton, replied to his tweet saying 'the bird is freed' with a tweet of his own saying 'in europe, the bird will fly by our rules.�* the eu is currently bringing in legislation aimed at forcing tech giants to more closely screen illegal or harmful online content. i don't know where it will end up on how many twists and turns there will be. i think elon musk now owns twitter and obviously didn't want to buy it. it looks to everybody likely has been compelled to buy it thanks to the court in delaware, and as a result now, he's trying to make it back into his own vision and says he is doing this for the good of humanity. i think the good of humanity. i think the good of humanity you might want to switch it off rather than do anything to it. this is the most interesting thing that elon musk faces. and he is now the most famous public figure in

front of, owning a social network and will now have to report to governments around the world about how he will improve safety and trust and all other issues on this platform when he's just laid and all other issues on this platform when he'sjust laid off their head of legal interest. i think he is suggesting it's going to be part of what he calls a super app, x, be part of what he calls a super app, x, the app for everything, which seems alien in the uk but many apps in asia and china is one that rules them all and you will have messaging, shopping, ridesharing, cabs, bank loans you can get now, and it's his idea that he might be able to bring twitter into that. i don't buy the view that donald trump will come back. he now has his own social network that he owns part of, and no one is using that, but they are trying to leverage donald trump's existence on the platform as a reason to get people on it so unless truths soap —— closes i don't think he is remotely interested in

coming back to the platform. he wants to be bigger than elon musk and he knows he won't be now on twitter. he says he does not want to make money, but what is his goal? he says he wants to — money, but what is his goal? he says he wants to help _ money, but what is his goal? he says he wants to help humanity _ money, but what is his goal? he says he wants to help humanity on the - he wants to help humanity on the future of civilisation by creating a digital town square, so no pressure there. what he wants to do is actually more freedom. on the one side there is the hard businessman, so he will presumably want to do something about twitter�*s financial model which relies on advertising and he's already written to advertisers to stress he wants to be on their side. he has made references to the way low impact advertising is basically spam or high impact advertising can be seen as content so he clearly wants advertising on the app to become something that people who use it will welcome more rather than scrolling past. there's all sorts of scope for subscription services,

expanding the app and more businesses and we do not know what he will do but we will know there will be big change, otherwise why would he get rid of the entire layer of senior management at twitter? yes, tell us more because we have heard people have been frogmarched out the building that there's been no confirmation from twitter that this deal has actually been done. i understand he has fired the chief executive and the head of legal policy and safety, the woman who was responsible for banning donald trump and many others and i think this was to a certain extent inevitable because when elon musk first approached twitter talking about a takeover he seemed very much on site and that relationship very obviously and that relationship very obviously and very publicly degraded and the two sides were firing missives to teach other —— at each other and not

long ago this was the deal he did not want to do and some said because it was too expensive and he said because the figures verifying their users from twitter was unreliable but for whatever reason the two sides were in conflict and they were given a deadline to complete the deal by the court otherwise it would have gone to trial. in a way elon musk has come into this under duress. ~ ., musk has come into this under duress. ., , ., , duress. what constraints might there be in his vision _ duress. what constraints might there be in his vision for— duress. what constraints might there be in his vision for twitter _ duress. what constraints might there be in his vision for twitter because i be in his vision for twitter because he centre of a tweet saying the bird is free but the eu internet regulator replied by saying the bird will fly by our rules in europe. round the world there are different rules and he has two abide by the rules and he has two abide by the rules to stand in the european union as it were. he said he is in favour

of free speech but does not want twitter to become a free for all hell state. even if he allows people onto the platform who might not have been allowed for, it is we do you draw the line? for example, donald trump coming back and can yi west who has been —— kanye west who has been accused of anti—semitism, where do you draw the line? if elon musk wants to make it more of a venue for free speech and swapping ideas and he said he does not want it to become a series of echo chambers as it is at the moment, where do you draw the line? at some point you will have to do that and he will have to make his feelings clear.

england's hope of reaching the semi finals of the t20 world cup are hanging in the balance — after their must—win match against australia was abandoned. persistent rain throughout the day in melbourne means the game never got underway — and both sides have been given a point each. england will nowl probably need to win both their remaining matches — and that may still not be enough to progress. a stroller against must when world cup match at the —— australia against england as a must when world cup match at the mcg is something that you always want to be in and i think there is an element of sadness that play, lose or draw you don't get to play the match. the draw leaves england second in the group —

just ahead of ireland, who's match against afghanistan earlier this morning was also rained off, without a ball being bowled. it leaves four teams on three points — and the group wide open — something that excites ireland's captain. naturally, i think if we had gone out and there was a bit of a break it will be all to play for for all the teams and going to the gaba for all the teams, i think it will be exciting. lewis hamilton says he has no plans to retire — ahead of this weekend's mexico grand prix. it�*s been a year to forget for the seve— forget for the seven— time world champion having failed to top the podium. he's won at least one race every season since joining formula one but it looks like that incredible record could now come to an end. hamilton though — says he still has plenty to offer. this whole thing of retiring is always lingering around and i don't like the idea of it and we have a lot more work to do as a team and a lot more work to do as a team and a lot to do as a sport and i want to be part of that shifting and particularly things, we are talking about diversity, we are getting more

and more women into the sport, it is notjust about drivers, it is about finding out what those barriers for women and getting into the jobs you see in the areas here as engineers and mechanics. red bull's punishment for breaking formula 1's budget cap will be revealed later on friday. it's understood that the team have come to an "accepted breach agreement" with f1�*s governing body the fia. reports say they could face a multi—million dollarfine and a reduction in permitted aerodynamic research and development. there'll be a moment of history at the women's rugby world cup this weekend — sarah hunter will become england's most capped international player — and the most capped women's player of all time. she'll captain the side in sunday's quarter final against australia. hunter made her england debut in 2007 and became captain after she won the world cup with the red roses in 2014. never in a million years

would i think i would be playing for england, but, like, being at a fourth world cup, like you say, becoming the most capped england player, it is all a bit surreal, yeah. it would never have crossed my mind, running around my primary school field having the best time, that i would be sat here talking to you! conor benn has admitted he failed two voluntary drug tests in the build—up to his bout with chris eubankjunior. the british boxer maintains his innocence though, blaming "contamination" is to blame for the positive tests — and insists he won't fight again until he has cleared his name. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the un's special rapporteur on iran has repeated calls

for an international investigation into the death in custody of mahsa amini, and the violent suppression of anti— government protests. he's called for an independent panel to be set up to collect evidence. iranian security forces have reportedly fired live ammunition on protesters again — this time in the kurdish city of mahaba. the situation across iran remains extremely tense 42 days after the death of mahsa amini for not covering her hair. for more perspective from a young iranian she is an iranian proestor based in glasgow. 42 days since the death of mahsa amini, how are you feeling? brute 42 days since the death of mahsa amini, how are you feeling? we have buildin: u- amini, how are you feeling? we have building up what _ amini, how are you feeling? we have building up what could _ amini, how are you feeling? we have building up what could come - amini, how are you feeling? we have building up what could come out - amini, how are you feeling? we have building up what could come out of i building up what could come out of this? we are looking towards freedom

and we are also very heartbroken from how our country mates are being treated for wanting the most basic human rights, especially people from the same gender, as women, being killed, 16—year—old women being brutally killed and beaten to death breaks our hearts and we are standing in solidarity with them. we are watching scenes from some of the protests and it is men and women, different ages, out supporting this. how dangerous is it for these protesters to be out? shes how dangerous is it for these protesters to be out?- how dangerous is it for these protesters to be out? as you said, what is really _ protesters to be out? as you said, what is really surprising _ protesters to be out? as you said, what is really surprising is - protesters to be out? as you said, what is really surprising is the - what is really surprising is the inclusivity of this movement. people from different layers of society and middle school children, but how they are being treated shows tip of the

iceberg of the totalitarianism of this government, that they have no limit on cracking down this protest. we all thought when it comes to middle schools and primary schools and school girls they would be a little bit more gentle but with schoolgirls being beaten to death we have no they have no limits. you said how important _ have no they have no limits. you said how important the inclusivity is in protest. how much of a difference does that make from protests that have gone before? there are different protests from the islamic revolution but when it comes to democracy it is a constant human rightand comes to democracy it is a constant human right and when it comes to minority rights like different ethnic groups, because there are more peoplejoining in, it makes it

more peoplejoining in, it makes it more powerful. it all started with the death of mahsa amini and half of the death of mahsa amini and half of the population feel in their heart that they could have been her so the inclusivity of this protest makes it very powerful. and it is a continuation of previous protests. in terms of its duration, in terms of its extent, because it has involved every major city in iran, it's voices way more powerful. everyone in the world can hear it and because it is so articulate in terms of their needs and they want women's rights and they want basic human living rights and they want freedom and democracy and it makes it very, very difficult for the

government to come up with a solution for it because they are fundamentalists, they are totalitarian and they are against democracy as a whole. so it makes it very difficult to close your eyes on it. ., ~ , ., very difficult to close your eyes on it. ., ~ i. very difficult to close your eyes on it. thank you so much for 'oining us. a woman who was convicted of killing her friend a woman who was convicted of killing herfriend has been given a a woman who was convicted of killing her friend has been given a 34 year life sentence and it is only the second criminal court proceedings to be broadcast. this is also the first time in

england and wales that a murder sentencing has been broadcast. yesterday 38—year—old gemma mitchell from willesden was found guilty of known as deborah. even before their where starting the proceedings, there were smiles from mitchell and she was blowing kisses to her mother. thejudge she was blowing kisses to her mother. the judge said she was blowing kisses to her mother. thejudge said he she was blowing kisses to her mother. the judge said he was driven to the conclusion that gemma mitchell was an extremely devious person and she knew that deborah was vulnerable physically and mentally. firstly they planning and premeditation that went in to this fear, this is bound to be an incredible feature of killing dunford game —— done for gain.

secondly, there is the issue of deborah is mental and physical vulnerability to which i have already referred and to which you are very well aware. thirdly, there is the chilling aspect of what she did to and with her body after you had killed. you have shown absolutely no remorse and it appears that you are in complete denial as to what she did, notwithstanding what in myjudgment amounted to overwhelming evidence against you. the enormity of your crime is profoundly shocking, even more so given your apparent religious devotion as well as the fact that

deborah chong was a good friend to you and had shown you great kindness. the sentence of court is one of life imprisonment and the minimum term of imprisonment that she will in any event be required to serve will be 34 years.— serve will be 34 years. before the sentencing _ serve will be 34 years. before the sentencing was _ serve will be 34 years. before the sentencing was given, _ serve will be 34 years. before the sentencing was given, the - sentencing was given, the prosecution read out a statement from the abulous sister, amy, who said i can't believe how we begin to move on with our lives without deborah in it. i hopejustice is served. gemma does not deserve any of my sympathy, she is the crazy one who steals things from people. mitchell has denied murder and has never said anything in her defence.

we've been hearing about the cost of living, well uk petrol and diesel prices are not as high as they were in the summer — but the cost of filling the tank is creeping up again. the increase is hitting people living in rural areas the hardest, where there's less public transport and a higher dependence on cars. our transport correspondent katy austin has more. wherever you live, you'll have noticed filling up the tank empties your wallet more than it used to. especially if you're somewhere more rural, where driving often means longer distances and there's less public transport. this community hub in the village of cam offers support with the cost of living. it also has a food bank and food pantry. demand has surged. regulars dave, joan and patience live in a mobile home park a few miles away. i've been down there 33, 34 years. and you're still driving? yeah, i know, and i'm 90 next year. they all rely on their cars. have you noticed the price of petrol and diesel going up? oh, my god, yeah, yeah. i used to put £25 in,

and that would last throughout. now we put £35 in so it's £10 more. you have to cut back on your spending, don't you? oh, yeah, you've got to cut back. and you think twice about driving, don't you? i do like what you call a slap and a dash. if you know what i mean. you just put a little bit in, what you need to put in. instead of going out for a ride, you know, you just go - to get the essentials, - you know, and do it that way. like, i used to pop into gloucester, which is 15 miles away, you know, i but now it's too expensive. so are there buses? no, we haven't got a bus. but for you at the moment, you're still prepared to pay to have the car for the fuel because you haven't got an option? i haven't had an holiday for years, you know, just, it pays— for the car instead. for people who don't have a car or can't afford to get here, there's an option for the food bank to come to them. volunteers will go and deliver the food to them, but we don't actually pay our volunteer costs.

and so the volunteers are very kindly doing it out of their own pocket. and we haven't yet had anyone say to us that they can't afford to deliver food banks. i would anticipate that will start to happen. for many people who have to drive to get to theirjob or to keep their business going, the cost of fuel is also having a real impact. gardener richard depends on driving around the countryside to make a living. he's spending £240 more per month on diesel for his car and power tools than last year, and won't take on jobs now if they're too far away.

i've actually turned down workjust because the fuel price would be too high to get to the job. it's impacted the scale as well. i was looking to scale up the business, you know, employ a new member of staff and look at getting another vehicle for the business. but at the moment, it's just too uncertain times, to be honest, to be able to do that. and the risk isjust too high. for the under pressure home care sector, costs are also a big challenge. this firm has upped the mileage rates carers get so they're not out of pocket, but it's also made their rounds smaller and more efficient. and that's not all. we're trying to look at alternative transportation for the carers. so one of the things that we thought of is having a moped that is much more fuel efficient. back at the community hub, they're focused on supporting people as much as they can. for many households and businesses

in places like this, the cost of getting out and about has become just one more thing to worry about. a team of swedish engineers is in the final stages of developing the first ever crash—test dummy to represent the average woman. women are more likely than men to be injured in the same types of crash, and some scientists say this is partly down to a lack of representative dummies to test vital safety features. shiona mccallum's been to sweden to see the tech in action. crash—test dummies are used to test how well car safety features protect people against injury, but not everyone is equally protected. women are three times more likely to suffer whiplash than men if they are any car hit from behind, and although whiplash isn't usually fatal, it can cause serious and permanent disabilities. sarah's car was hit from behind last month. it was a really big shock at the time, and my daughter was absolutely crying her eyes out. her neck was hurting, and she said her back as well, a stiff neck and shoulders.

the anxiety of, are you going to be able to do yourjob because of your aches and pains? some scientists see more representative crash dummies as an important step in improving our safety. engineers here in sweden have been busy working on the first crash—test dummy that represents the average woman. in order to ensure that you identify the seats that have the best protection for both parts of the population, you definitely need to have the part of the population that has the highest risk represented. currently the industry prodominently uses average male car dummies. the average female is not represented. you can assess how it interacts with the seat during the crash and also how it protects the occupant.

these dummies are designed specifically to test how well cars protect people from injuries in low—impact rear collisions. females are somewhat shorter and lighter than males, on average, and then we also have differences in muscle strength, which plays a role in terms of how you respond to a crash. the engineers are performing tests on the dummy to see what happens to her in a simulated rear crash. it you see this is very low severity, seven kilometres per hour, they probably would not be a scratch on your car, but you see the amount of motion that goes on in our body. it has taken decades to get here but the work, which will be published next month, brings with it hopes women will one day be safer behind the wheel. nasa space probes have recorded

a powerful collision on the surface of mars. the impact of 200—tonne meteoroid smashing into the planet resulted in debris being hurled for more than 30 kilometres. researchers it it was the biggest such event ever documented as it took place. emer mccarthy reports. another mystery of the red planet has been revealed. the insight lander space probe witnessed a big impact crater being formed on mars. the impact was so violent it dug up huge chunks of buried ice. most exciting of all, we saw clearly in the high—resolution images that a whole lot of water ice had been exposed by this impact. you can see in this flyover video of the 3d data, boulder—sized chunks of ice in the craters, as well as splotches of ice thrown across the landscape outside the crater. this was surprising, because this is the warmest spot on mars, the closest to the equator we've ever seen water ice.

nasa says this is a crucial discovery as humans prepare to visit the red planet. this is really an exciting result. we know, of course, that there's water ice near the poles on mars. but in planning forfuture human exploration of mars, we'd want to land the astronauts as near to the equator as possible. and having access to ice at these lower latitudes, that water ice could be converted into water, oxygen or hydrogen. that could be really useful. researchers calculate the falling space rock was about the size of a van. it dug out a 150 metre—wide bowl, hurling debris in all directions for more than 30 kilometers. the insight lander has been perched on the surface of mars since 2018, but its mission is coming to an end. it's due to run out of power and stop operations in the coming months. emer mccarthy, bbc news.

scientists in the uk have discovered that bumble bees enjoy playing with balls just as much as humans and dogs do. researchers at queen mary university of london say the research, published in the journal, animal behaviour, provides a strong indication that insect minds are far more sophisticated than we might imagine. aruna iyengar has this report. an extraordinary sight — a bee playing with a ball. it's more than just cute, researchers say it shows with the first time insects interacting with inanimate objects as a form of play. that suggests their minds are more complex than we previously thought. bees are known to work cooperatively in hives, they give us honey and wax, and our ecosystem relied on them through pollination. but despite their tiny size and brains, they are far from just nature's workhorses. a team at the queen mary university

in london designed experiments where bees rolled wooden balls, and they found they showed a playful side without any extra inducement like a sugary treat. they went back to the toys again and again. younger bees played more than older ones. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas hello. we've seen a very mild weather over recent days. yesterday top temperatures were up to 21 celsius, well above average for this stage in october and for today into the weekend, too. we keep with that very mild theme. it's also going to feel quite windy and rather unsettled. some rain around at times. now, today, we've got this weather

front moving northwards and eastwards across the uk, getting out of the way fairly quickly. but low pressure still sitting out there in the atlantic driving this fairly unsettled weather, but also bringing us these south south—westerly winds that are bringing very mild air for the time of year. so once we've lost the rain across england, wales and northern ireland, sunny skies through the afternoon. still that rain lingering for parts of scotland, particularly up towards the northern isles into the afternoon. just one or two more showers rattling in from south west, affecting northern ireland in particular later on in the afternoon. but for the rest of the uk, clear skies, still quite blustery winds, the strongest of the winds they will be this morning and gusts reaching around 45, 50 miles per hour and exposure towards the west. but easing out later in the day and we'll see highs again in the mid to high teens for most of us, but up to around 20 degrees for parts of east anglia and for the south east to largely dry and clear into the evening hours. but then we'll see more cloud and rain moving in from the southwest overnight. so it's going to be quite a soggy start to saturday morning across the bulk of england and wales, far north of england, scotland and northern ireland seeing some clear spells. and it's here that temperatures

will just about fall down into single figures. but frost—free and mild wherever you are. so through the course of saturday, then, that rain and cloud just shifting northwards gradually through the day. it's can be quite patchy, but there could be one or two heavier bursts pushing in from the west later in the day. sunny skies for the southeast and again, 21 degrees and a fair amount of dry unsettled weather across scotland until later in the day when that rain arrives from the south. so moving through saturday night and into sunday, we've got another weather front moving its way in from the west. so sunday brings us a day of sunny spells and scattered, blustery showers. most of the showers will be in the north and the west and some of them quite heavy and potentially thundery with brisk winds, too, but central and eastern areas avoiding most of the showers and those temperatures down a notch compared to saturday, look at next week and things are turning more unsettled. cooler, temperatures more typical, really, of the time of year. bye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines. jemma mitchell has been given a minimum of 34 years imprisonment for the murder of mee kuen chong. she is the first murderer in england and wales to have their sentencing broadcast you have shown absolutely no remorse, and it appears you are in complete denial as to what you did. new elections loom in northern ireland after politicians at stormont miss the deadline for restoring power—sharing and if we need to we will go back to the people and seek to refresh and renew our mandate. the the people and seek to refresh and renew our mandate.— the people and seek to refresh and renew our mandate. the dup are in a otential renew our mandate. the dup are in a potential stand-off _ renew our mandate. the dup are in a potential stand-off with _ renew our mandate. the dup are in a potential stand-off with the - renew our mandate. the dup are in a potential stand-off with the public i potential stand—off with the public the majority of they do not speak to represent — elon musk finally completes his $44 billion — that's £38 billion — takeover of twitter, and has apparently sacked

the chief executive and other seniorfigures. arsenal player pablo mari is among several injured in a stabbing in italy which left one person dead. and in sweden, resesarchers say they're close to completing the first crash test dummy based on an average woman. manufacturing begins of the first coin to enter general circulation carrying the image of king charles. a woman found guilty of murdering and decapitating her friend in order to inherit her estate has been sentenced to life in prison live on camera at the old bailey today. jemma mitchell killed 67—year—old mee kuen chong at her home in north—west london last year, before putting her body into a suitcase and driving

to devon to dump it. the judge sentenced mitchell to life in prison with a minimum term of 34 years. she is now the first murderer in england and wales to have their sentencing broadcast. the law recently changed to allow judges' sentencing remarks to be broadcast live in england and wales — but the cameras can't film victims, witnesses orjurors. our correspondent laura foster has been at the old bailey. i should also add that this is the first time in england and wales that a murder sentencing has been broadcast. yesterday 38—year—old jemma mitchell was found guilty of murdering herfriend, mee kuen chong, known to friends as deborah, but even today before proceedings started there were slight smiles from mitchell in the dock. she was waving and blowing kisses to her mother in the public gallery. then the sentencing got under way on

speaking today, the common serjeant of london said he was driven to the conclusion thatjemma was an extremely devious person because she knew deborah was vulnerable physically and mentally. firstly, the amount _ physically and mentally. firstly, the amount of— physically and mentally. firstly, the amount of planning - physically and mentally. firstly, the amount of planning and - the amount of planning and premeditation that went into this fence. _ premeditation that went into this fence, although it is right to acknowledge that this is bound to have been an invariable feature of a killing _ have been an invariable feature of a killing done for gain, and i must avoid _ killing done for gain, and i must avoid double counting in that regard — avoid double counting in that regard. secondly, there is the issue of deborah's physical and mental vulnerability to which i've already referred, — vulnerability to which i've already referred, and of which you are well aware _ referred, and of which you are well aware and — referred, and of which you are well aware. and thirdly there is the chilling — aware. and thirdly there is the chilling aspect of what you did too and with— chilling aspect of what you did too and with her body after you had killed _ and with her body after you had

killed her~ _ and with her body after you had killed her. you have shown absolutely no remorse and it appears that you _ absolutely no remorse and it appears that you are — absolutely no remorse and it appears that you are in complete denial as to what— that you are in complete denial as to what you did. notwithstanding what, _ to what you did. notwithstanding what. in — to what you did. notwithstanding what, in myjudgment amounted to overwhelming evidence against you. the enormity of your crime is profoundly shocking. even more so given _ profoundly shocking. even more so given your — profoundly shocking. even more so given yourapparent profoundly shocking. even more so given your apparent religious devotion, as well as the fact that deborah— devotion, as well as the fact that deborah chong was a good friend to you and _ deborah chong was a good friend to you and had shown you great kindness _ you and had shown you great kindness. the sentence of the court is one _ kindness. the sentence of the court is one of— kindness. the sentence of the court is one of life — kindness. the sentence of the court is one of life imprisonment, and the minimum _ is one of life imprisonment, and the minimum term of imprisonment that you will— minimum term of imprisonment that you will in_ minimum term of imprisonment that you will in any event be required to serve _ you will in any event be required to serve will— you will in any event be required to serve will be 34 years. before the sentence was given, the

prosecution read out a statement from deborah's sister, amy chong, in which he said, i can't believe how we begin to move on with our lives without deborah in it. i hope justice is served. jemma does not deserve any of my sympathy, she is the crazy one who steals things from other people. mitchell has denied murder throughout the trial and has never said anything in her defence. the northern ireland secretary, chris heaton—harris, has said he's "extremely disappointed" that the power sharing executive at stormont hasn't been restored. he insisted the people of northern ireland deserved a fully—functioning devolved government, and said he'd provide an update later on his legal duty to call an election. the delay means major decisions on public services remain on hold. let's remind ourselves of how this deadlock came about. back in may the nationalist party sinn fein won the most seats in the stormont assembly for the first time. it called on the dup to support the election of a speaker so that a governing executive can be formed.

but the dup - the biggest unionist party — has so far refused because it believes northern ireland's place in the uk is being undermined by the post—brexit deal — know as the protocol — signed by boris johnson. an election is likely to be held in december — just seven months after voters last gave their verdicts. here's our ireland correspondent chris page. time has run out for stormont. the home of the northern ireland assembly is no longer a place of government. devolved ministers have left office and the ballot box is beckoning. i am ashamed, ashamed to be part of this circus yet again. we know that elections in northern ireland do not solve problems. they deepen the crisis. the political system in northern ireland is different to almost everywhere else. it's based on the good friday peace

agreement signed in 1998 after a long conflict. a majority of unionists and nationalists must agree to share powerfor a devolved government to be formed. the democratic unionist party says it won'tjoin a coalition until the brexit trade border with the rest of the uk is scrapped. in the election in may, sinn fein became the first nationalist party ever to win the most seats. but the dup remains the largest unionist group, so it still has a veto. power sharing here has always been fragile. devolution has only been fully operating for little more than two out of the last six years. one of the biggest consequences has been a delay to health service reforms. northern ireland has the longest hospital waiting times in the uk. stephen's daughter abigail has spent most of her life on various waiting lists. it's a lot of stress

that the family don't need, because looking after abigail is stressful enough. but you have the added pressure then of chasing consultants, chasing waiting lists, trying to fight to get her onto a waiting list. it's just been living hell. and business leaders say repeated problems at stormont are putting off potential investors. we understand there are difficult political issues there, but for businesses, we need decision—making. we've had, as i said, six years with really no decisions being made and we've got many areas that need to be looked at. the latest deadline for a coalition to be formed has come and gone. an election before christmas is all but inevitable. chris page, bbc news, belfast. charlotte gallagher is at stormont and shejoins me now. how are people feeling about the prospect of another election, charlotte?— prospect of another election, charlotte? , ., ,., i charlotte? fed up, i would say, joanna. nobody _ charlotte? fed up, i would say, joanna. nobody wants - charlotte? fed up, i would say, joanna. nobody wants a - charlotte? fed up, i would say, joanna. nobody wants a new i

charlotte? fed up, i would say, - joanna. nobody wants a new election, voters certainly don't want new election and political parties don't even want an election. but chris heaton—harris, the northern ireland secretary, says it is his legal duty to call one and the deadline for getting stormont back up and running has now passed and there has to be an election and we think he will call one this afternoon. and even the dup, the ones blocking stormont from getting up and running don't want an election either. and you only have to talk to people in northern ireland to see how fed up they are with the state of politics that nothing seems to be going forward. they are stuck in this protocol row and there are issues surrounding health care, education, public transport, even the 400 pounds help they should be getting the fuel bill, they haven't received and they don't know when they will it because stormont isn't functioning properly. there is no real appetite for this election, especially ten days before christmas when people would normally be going

christmas shopping, going to nativity plays, going out for christmas parties, and they will have to go to the polls again just a few months after they went the last time. ., ., few months after they went the last time. ., ~' i. few months after they went the last time. ., ,, i ., ., ., i'm joined now by katy hayward, who is a professor of political sociology at queen's university belfast and a senior fellow at the uk in a changing europe thinktank. welcome. what might the election deliver? ., , welcome. what might the election deliver? ,, , . ., deliver? the key thing the election will deliver is _ deliver? the key thing the election will deliver is most _ deliver? the key thing the election will deliver is most likely _ deliver? the key thing the election will deliver is most likely to - deliver? the key thing the election will deliver is most likely to be - deliver? the key thing the election will deliver is most likely to be a i will deliver is most likely to be a repeat of the may election outcomes, so it looks likely to remain the largest party with the dup coming in as the second largest party and perhaps the biggest adjustment will be by the smaller parties frustrated over the last six months and wanting to get back into power sharing and there is basically a statement from there is basically a statement from the ulster unionist party, and he

was concerned this was the last chance for the assembly to be up and running because they need to show that these institutions and it won't make much difference in terms of the headline outcome and it won't make much of a difference and the dup is likely still to lead to the formation of an executive which gives rise to the sense of, what is the purpose of voting and that is, at any point any place of concern. you fear that turnout may be very low. , ., ., , ., low. yes, and when turnout is low, that generally _ low. yes, and when turnout is low, that generally affects _ low. yes, and when turnout is low, that generally affects the - low. yes, and when turnout is low, that generally affects the smaller | that generally affects the smaller parties, and northern ireland is not just a place of two blocks, notjust a place divided by nationalists and hard unionist, there is a great variety in between as we saw in the northern ireland census and the success of the alliance party in may, there's the sign of the new

generation but you can only see the impact of the party in the middle row being reflected and if they are able to be on in the assembly and make decisions, without having able to do that, there is a worry that some people might feel disillusioned by the whole process and this is really worrying for the good friday agreement itself. 25 years after it was signed, and people need to see these institutions functioning because a clear majority of people in northern ireland, as we see from the northern ireland life and times survey want devolution to work and see it as being the only real possible workable solution for northern ireland. [30 possible workable solution for northern ireland.— possible workable solution for northern ireland. do you see a way throu~h northern ireland. do you see a way through this? _ northern ireland. do you see a way through this? a _ it's difficult to see a way through this. ., ., .,. ., , this. you have the fact that the dup can, b this. you have the fact that the dup can. by rights. _ this. you have the fact that the dup can, by rights, according _ this. you have the fact that the dup can, by rights, according to - this. you have the fact that the dup can, by rights, according to the - can, by rights, according to the law, operator veto, can, by rights, according to the law, operatorveto, notjust forthe functioning executive but also the assembly. they have said they want

reform of the protocol and the uk has the northern ireland protocol bill which is very contentious but we also have the eu and uk talks and could they produce an outcome that changes the protocol that gets power—sharing up and running again. possibly so, but the difficulty will be canned the dup convince its supporters that the reform is significant enough, and when we look at polling of those supporters produce yesterday from queen's university, we see, actually, majority of supporters won the protocol scrapped altogether before a northern ireland executive is established and that goes against the majority will people as two thirds don't want that to be the case and the dup supporters are strongly of that view so it's difficult to see a workable solution to get us out of this fix at the moment. to get us out of this fix at the moment-— to get us out of this fix at the moment. ., ,, i ., ., ., , moment. thank you for 'oining us. and we expect * moment. thank you for 'oining us. and we expect to hear_ moment. thank you forjoining us. and we expect to hear from - moment. thank you forjoining us. and we expect to hear from the i and we expect to hear from the northern ireland secretary later today. he has already tweeted to say it is now his duty to outline the

timetable ahead after that deadline was missed at midnight to restore power—sharing in northern ireland. so, the election looms. you're watching bbc news. jemma mitchell has been given a minimum of 34 years imprisonment for the murder of mee kuen chong. she is the first murderer in england and wales to have their sentencing broadcast new elections loom in northern ireland after politicians at stormont miss the deadline for restoring power—sharing elon musk finally completes his forty four billion dollar — that's thirty eight billion pound — takeover of twitter — and has apparently sacked the chief executive and other seniorfigures. the latest bought from gavin.

england's hopes of reaching the semi finals of the t20 world cup are hanging in the balance — after their must—win match against australia was abandoned. persistent rain throughout the day in melbourne means the game never got underway — and both sides have been given a point each. england will now probably need to win both their remaining matches — and that may still not be enough to progress. australia against england at the mcg in a must win world cup match is as big as it gets in your career, and those are the games you want to be involved in, and no matter what the result would be, it is something you want to experience as a cricketer and you don't know how often those opportunities will come around, so there's an element of sadness that you don't get, win, lose or draw, to play the match. well the draw leaves england second in the group — just ahead of ireland, who's match against afghanistan earlier this morning was also rained off, without a ball being bowled. it leaves four teams on three points — and the group wide open.

lewis hamilton says he has no plans to retire ahead of this weekend's mexico grand prix. it's been a year to forget for the seven time world champion, having failed to top the podium. he's won at least one race every season sincejoining f1, but it looks like that incredible record could now come to an end. hamilton though — says he still has plenty to offer. like at this whole thing of retiring is always lingering around, and honestly, i don't like the ire of it —— the idea of it and i don't think i'm near it. we have a lot more work to do as a team and a lot more to do as a sport and i want to be a part of that shifting in the sport, particularly the things, and we talk about diversity and we are getting more and more women into the sport and it's notjust about getting drivers, it's about finding out what the barriers are for women in getting into a lot of the jobs you see in the area is back here, the engineers and mechanics. and there'll be a moment of history at the women's rugby world cup this weekend —

sarah hunter will become england's most capped international player — and the most capped women's player of all time. she'll captain the side in sunday's quarter final against australia. hunter made her england debut in 2007, and became captain after she won the world cup with the red roses in 2014. that's all the sport for now. the prime minister has defended his decision not to go to the cop27 climate change summit in egypt. during a tour of a hospital in croydon , rishi sunak said was prioritising issues at home, such as the upcoming autumn budget, and that other ministers would be there instead. opposition parties and environmental groups said the decision showed the government was not taking the climate crisis seriously enough. with me is our political correspondentjonathan blake. what has rishi sunak said about the decision? yesterday downing street said rishi sunak had taken the decision not to go so he could stay in the uk and focus on other pressing domestic commitments and he's made the argument again today

given that the autumn budget is approaching and a couple of weak�*s time in november, and it is clearly the prime minister's intention to stay and work out with the chancellor exactly what taxes should go chancellor exactly what taxes should 9° up chancellor exactly what taxes should go up and where the spending cuts should come. nevertheless a lot of criticism has come his way for not going to the summit in egypt, especially after the uk hosted last year's especially after the uk hosted last yea r's conference especially after the uk hosted last year's conference and the hope was amongst environmental campaigners and the scientific community would be able to keep up the momentum and many feel that without a high—level prime ministerial delegation at the summit, that will not be achieved. but he has been speaking about that, defending his decision this morning and let's listen to what he said. i am really proud of our record on tackling — am really proud of our record on tackling climate change and particularly with regard to kop and everyone — particularly with regard to kop and everyone will remember that last year we _ everyone will remember that last year we hosted one of the most significant cops in recent times and

that is— significant cops in recent times and that is important because what we did there — that is important because what we did there was set the targets on the road for— did there was set the targets on the road for the world to follow if we are going — road for the world to follow if we are going to meet our climate ambitions and we should be proud of how we _ ambitions and we should be proud of how we are _ ambitions and we should be proud of how we are doing and we are one of the countries whose decarbonise and we get _ the countries whose decarbonise and we get zero — the countries whose decarbonise and we get zero carbon and we passed a landmark— we get zero carbon and we passed a landmark law to protect the environment and under my government we will— environment and under my government we will continue to deliver on all of those — we will continue to deliver on all of those things. rishi sunak�*s decision has kicked off a debate among prominent conservative voices, not those in government any longer. jacob rees—mogg, former business secretary, said he was right not to go and it wouldn't do anything to solve the cost of living crisis, and nadine dorries the former culture secretary has come back and said that the prime minister is wrong, sorry, the prime minister is right to go to cop. he is wrong not to go, rather, saying global warming is the biggest crisis facing the planet and

labour amongst others are clear that the prime minister should be going. here is what sir keir starmer had to say earlier this morning. fiur here is what sir keir starmer had to say earlier this morning.— say earlier this morning. our prime minister should _ say earlier this morning. our prime minister should be _ say earlier this morning. our prime minister should be going _ say earlier this morning. our prime minister should be going to - say earlier this morning. our prime minister should be going to cop - say earlier this morning. our prime | minister should be going to cop and should _ minister should be going to cop and should be _ minister should be going to cop and should be showing leadership. this is a hugely— should be showing leadership. this is a hugely important issue, climate change. _ is a hugely important issue, climate change. and — is a hugely important issue, climate change, and is wound together with the energy— change, and is wound together with the energy crisis and many people will expect the prime minister of the uk _ will expect the prime minister of the uk notjust to will expect the prime minister of the uk not just to attend a will expect the prime minister of the uk notjust to attend a cop, but to use _ the uk notjust to attend a cop, but to use as— the uk notjust to attend a cop, but to use as an — the uk notjust to attend a cop, but to use as an opportunity to pull world _ to use as an opportunity to pull world leaders together to deal with climate _ world leaders together to deal with climate and energy and if that does not happen, it's a failure of leadership. if i was prime minister i leadership. if i was prime minister i would _ leadership. if i was prime minister i would be — leadership. if i was prime minister i would be going and convening and pulling _ i would be going and convening and pulling people together and sorting out the _ pulling people together and sorting out the issues confronting people. talking _ out the issues confronting people. talking to — out the issues confronting people. talking to people this morning who cannot— talking to people this morning who cannot pay— talking to people this morning who cannot pay their energy bills, they expect— cannot pay their energy bills, they expect their prime minister to be on the world _ expect their prime minister to be on the world stage sorting these problems out. it's an absolute failure — problems out. it's an absolute failure of— problems out. it's an absolute failure of leadership. the row goes on over the reappointment of suella braverman as home secretary. what reappointment of suella braverman as home secretary-— home secretary. what is the latest? rishi sunak was _ home secretary. what is the latest? rishi sunak was asked _ home secretary. what is the latest? rishi sunak was asked about - home secretary. what is the latest?

rishi sunak was asked about it - home secretary. what is the latest? rishi sunak was asked about it in i rishi sunak was asked about it in the interview earlier and again said that the home secretary had acknowledged the mistake in using the personal e—mail to send a government document and had taken accountability for it, and said she had raised the topic with me when discussing the reappointment as home secretary. and that is slightly different to what he said in the house of commons the other day and had raised the issue. but sir keir starmer was clear in his interview that the prime minister should sack the home secretary and accusing the prime minister again of putting security at risk in return for political support, so the row, as you say, rumbles on. the arsenal footballer pablo mari is being treated for injuries after a man with a knife attacked several people at a supermarket in milan. the 29—year—old, who's currently on loan to ac monza, was with his wife and son when the attack took place —

leaving a supermarket cashier dead and five people injured. frances read reports. inside what should have been a normal trip to a supermarket, now a crime scene. shopping trolleys hastily abandoned as detectives pieced together what happened. the stabbing spree by a man apparently targeting people at random left one person dead and at least four injured. it happened yesterday evening at around 6.30pm local time in assago, a town outside milan in northern italy. among those hurt, arsenal's centre back, pablo mari. he's been on loan to serie a club ac monza since august. he suffered a stab wound to the back, but it missed his vital organs. monza said mari was saved by his height, adding he'd been pushing his son in a shopping trolley with his wife at the time. he seems to be ok, but i don't know. i will have a briefing now about the situation, what happened, and obviously we will be in touch with him and hopefully he's ok.

in a statement, arsenal said that it was shocked to hear the news about the stabbings in northern italy. it said its thoughts were with pablo mari and the other victims of the incident. it also said it had been in contact with mari's agent and that mari is in hospital but not seriously injured. investigations in italy have continued overnight. police say it was a supermarket worker who died and that a suspect had been detained. they said the attacker was mentally ill and ruled out terrorism as a motive. frances read, bbc news. we can talk to our correspondent matt graveling now at the arsenal stadium in north london well, joanna, some good news coming out of italy this morning. a lot of people have been speaking to local media, we believe including pablo mari himself and he said that today he feels lucky, lucky because he says he saw somebody else die in front of him. of course, this is

part of what you just heard in the report about a shopping trip with his wife and young son which then turned into a tragedy with one person we believe, a 30—year—old cashier, killed, and five other people at least injured. a46—year—old man was handed to the police and strangely we believe he was detained by former professional footballer from was detained by former professional footballerfrom italy, the 52—year—old massimo tarantino, detaining him before handing him to police. it's fair to say pablo mari did not play that many times for arsenal and was one of the first signings from mikel arteta and the arsenal website says he played 22 games in all competitions but he has been on loan since and remains an arsenal player but as you heard, he did play for monza. we've also heard this morning that from his hospital bed hejoked this morning that from his hospital bed he joked with some of the staff saying i will be back in training for monday, which is a good sign, but the reality is that we believe he does have to have surgery on his

back for some damaged muscles and to reiterate what we had from arsenal, they said they are shocked and saddened to hear of the dreadful news but their thoughts go out to pablo and everyone else caught up in this dreadful incident. the world's richest man, elon musk, has completed his long running 38 billion pound takeover of the social media company, twitter. the entrepreuner tweeted "the bird is freed," in an apparent reference to the deal closing. there are reports that a number of senior executives have been sacked and escorted out of the company's san francisco headquarters by security. mr musk also posted a longer statement on twitter, saying he didn't buy the firm "to make more money. i did it to try to help humanity, whom i love". our north america technology reporterjames clayton has the latest. reporterjames clayton has when elon musk made a surprise entrance into twitter this week, he was carrying a bathroom sink. "i am in twitter hq,

let that sink in," he said. it's been a long road to get here, an unbelievably topsy—turvy deal. it's worth reflecting on it. when elon musk had an offer accepted to buy twitter in april, he could barely contain his excitement. but that initial enthusiasm soon began to wane. mr musk tried to pull out of the deal, twitter though wasn't having any of it. the two sides were due to face a judge who would decide if elon musk had to legally buy the company. but then, another reversal, suddenly elon musk did want to buy twitter. officially he said he was buying the company to create the everything app called x, the details of which are still sketchy. but it's also likely that mr musk believed that he would have lost the court case and wished to avoid facing a potentially damaging deposition. so what does this deal mean for the future of twitter? well, it appears as though mr musk is going to sweep aside twitter�*s top executives including its chief executive parag agrawal. it means musk would be free

to enact his vision of free speech. that may well mean that one donald trump, banned from twitter after the capitol hill riots, will be invited back onto the platform. the controversial us president, though, now has its own social media platform truth social and says he will not reactivate his account, we will see. things are never dull with elon musk. expect lots of ideas, lots of changes and lots of uncertainty, at what elon musk describes as the world's virtual town hall. the eu internet regulator, the commissionerfor the eu internet regulator, the commissioner for internal markets reply to his tweet, saying the bird is freed with a tweet of his own saying, in europe, the bird will fly by our rules. the eu is currently bringing in legislation aimed at forcing tech giants to more closely

screen illegal or harmful online content. now it's time for a look at the weather with christopher blanchett thank you. an improving picture across much of the country this afternoon after the early heavy rain that we had. you can stay on the chart it is pulling away from the north of scotland and lingering through orkney and shetland elsewhere sunshine, a brisk wind from the south and temperatures reaching the high teens. tonight mostly dry with clear skies and a few showers in the west of scotland and northern ireland and as we approach the early hours, heavy cloud and rain pushes into boards part of the south—west, drifting north to the midlands and some mist and merck but once again a mild night. on saturday a band of cloud works north in towards the isle of man and northern ireland and eventually towards the south of scotland. elsewhere, brightening up, feeling warm in the sunshine in the southeast with highs of 22 degrees but across wales still cloudy with a rain working north across scotland. two sunday, and once again we have cloud and rain in the south—east, heavy showers in the west and those

could be sundry, and temperatures down a notch in the afternoon highs are the mid to high teens. that is the forecast. bye for now.

hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: a woman's been handed a life seentnce after being found guilty of murdering herfriend. gemma mitchell was told she'll serve

at least 34 years in a live televised session at the old bailey. new elections loom in northern ireland after politicians at stormont miss the deadline for restoring power—sharing. elon musk finally completes his $44 billion — that's £38 billion — takeover of twitter — and has apparently sacked the chief executive and other seniorfigures. arsenal player pablo mari is among several injured in a stabbing in italy — which left one person dead. and in sweden, resesarchers say they're close to completing the first crash—test dummy based on an average woman. the un's special rapporteur on iran has repeated calls for an international investigation into the death in custody of mahsa amini, and the violent suppression of anti— government protests. he's called for an independent panel to be set up to collect evidence. the un's special rapporteur on iran has repeated calls for an international investigation into the death in custody of mahsa amini, and the violent

suppression of anti— government protests. he's called for an independent panel to be set up to collect evidence. iranian security forces have reportedly fired live ammunition on protesters again — this time in the kurdish city of mahabad in the northwest of the country. the situation across iran remains extremely tense 42 days after the death of mahsa amini in custody after she was arrested for not covering her hair. after the death of mahsa amini in custody after she was arrested for not covering her hair. earlier we spoke to shima ghasemi— a young, female, iranian protestor based in glasgow. she says although the iranian community are heart broken by the killings, they are certain the horizon is freedom. we have this hope rekindled of what could come out of this. we are looking towards freedom and we are also very heartbroken from how our country mates are being treated for wanting the most basic human rights, especially people from

the same gender, as women, being killed, and children, 16—year—old women being brutally killed and beaten to death breaks our hearts and we are standing in solidarity with them. we are watching scenes from some of the protests and it is men and women, different ages, out supporting this. how dangerous is it for these protesters to be out? as you said, what is really surprising is the inclusivity of this movement. people from different layers of society, students, women and middle school children, but how they are being treated shows the tip of the iceberg of the totalitarianism of this government, that they have no limit on cracking down on this protest.

we all thought when it comes to middle schools and primary schools and school girls they would be a little bit more gentle but with schoolgirls being beaten to death we know they have no limits. you said how important the inclusivity is in protest. how much of a difference does that make from there are different reasons than for protests after the islamic revolution but when it comes to democracy it is a constant human right and when it comes to minority rights like different ethnic groups, because there are more people joining in, it makes it more powerful. it all started with the death of mahsa amini and half of the population feel in their hearts that they could have been mahsa

so the inclusivity of this protest makes it very powerful. and it is a continuation of previous protests. in terms of its duration, in terms of its extent, because it has involved every major city in iran, its voice is way more powerful. everyone in the world can hear it and because it is so articulate in terms of its wants and needs and they want women's rights and they want basic human living rights and they want freedom and democracy and it makes it very, very difficult for the government to come up with a solution for it because they are fundamentalists, they are totalitarian and they are against democracy as a whole. so it makes it very difficult to close your eyes on it. new covid figures show infections have continued to increase in scotland

and northern ireland, but levels have fallen in wales while the trend is uncertain in england. the latest data from the office for national statistics shows the total number of people in private households in the uk testing positive for coronavirus stood at 2.05 million in the week to october 17 — up marginally from 2.01 million in the previous week. i'm joined now by our medical editor, fergus walsh. overall so around one in15 one in 15 people would have tested positive for covid, based on the survey the office for national statistics does every week, this random survey. that is reassuring as it is that covid hospital levels in england are going down a bit. but

this is the first winter we are heading into since the pandemic began where we don't have any mass testing and we don't have any restrictions so there are concerns that we could see more rises in covid, but the dominant variant omicron has now been around for almost a year and if we got a new variant we would not know where we going with that, so reassuring that covid is not taking off but important that people who are eligible for our vaccines, for covid, people over 50 and pregnant women, etc should get it but we are concerned about other viruses as well. there has been little flew around in the past few winters

little natural immunity to flu. the last really bad winter we had was in 2017, 2018. levels of flu are higher than they had been in previous the winters, most markedly in young children who are not eligible for covid boosters but they are for flu vaccines which are nasally. and also norovirus and rsv, which is spread through coughs and sneezes. covid, flu and all the others and as we tend to huddle more in enclosed spaces there is more of a chance for

them to circulate but overall covid don't seem to be ticking off so that is quite reassuring. —— don't seem to have taken off so that is quite reassuring. brazil's two presidential candidates are due to face off each other in a much—anticipated tv debate ahead of this weekend's second and final round of elections. the former leftist leader luiz inacio lula da silva appears to be leading the race over far—right incumbentjair bolsonaro. our south america correspondent, katy watson, reports from sao paulo. fifth these past few weeks on the road have been noisy and relentless. party shop ownerjanina

is hoping for celebrations of her own this weekend. she has little faith in the polls and is convinced bolsonaro will win it. translation: i don't believe in the polls. i go to the demonstrations and they are peaceful, it's beautiful. the green and yellow colours, families, children, babies in buggies. so the streets say the exact opposite of the polls. if you just looked at the demonstrations across brazil, you'd see it's so different. in a campaign so prone to fake news, it's taken on even bigger dimensions these past few weeks. there have been accusations of satanism, even cannibalism. this second round has descended into a holy war as the candidates vie for millions of religious votes. lula has traditionally had more support from catholic voters, and bolsonaro the ever—growing evangelical community. this is one of the few evangelical pastors

who thinks bolsonaro has gone too far. translation: faith has been seized upon as a political identity, _ and people end up validating the christian faith of someone based on the political choices they make. i'm choosing to vote for lula because he just wants to be president. bolsonaro is a candidate to be god. politics has never felt so heated. felipe's family owned this newspaper stand for three generations, but much has changed. no political chit—chat with his customers. it's all become too personal. translation: sunday will be - a watershed moment when we decide whether to continue with the same politics we have now or go back to one we knew in the past. people feel they are deciding between good and bad, and that doesn't exist. i think the country deserves the politician they elect. but will those politicians respect the results? jair bolsonaro has regularly attacked the voting system, offering up baseless allegations of fraud. there's concern that so—called

tropical trump could follow in the footsteps of his friend in the north. this weekend brings to an end what's often been a bitter and personal campaign, a battle between two huge populist politicians at either end of the political spectrum. whoever wins, though, will have a hugejob on his hands trying to govern this deeply divided country amid an intensifying economic crisis in brazil, the political drama is far from over. katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo. uk petrol and diesel prices are not as high as they were in the summer — but the cost of filling the tank is creeping up again. the increase is hitting people living in rural areas the hardest, where there's less public transport and a higher dependence on cars. our transport correspondent katy austin has more.

where driving often means longer distances and there's less public transport. demand has surged. regulars dave, joan and patience live in a mobile home park a few miles away. i've been down there 33, 34 years. and you're still driving? yeah, i know, and i'm 90 next year. they all rely on their cars. have you noticed the price of petrol and diesel going up? oh, my god, yeah, yeah. i used to put £25 in, and that would last throughout. now we put £35 in so it's £10 more. you have to cut back on your spending, don't you? oh, yeah, you've got to cut back. and you think twice about driving, don't you? i do like what you call a slap and a dash. if you know what i mean. you just put a little bit in, what you need to put in. instead of going out for a ride,

you know, you just go - to get the essentials, - you know, and do it that way. like, i used to pop into gloucester, which is 15 miles away, you know, i but now it's too expensive. so are there buses? no, we haven't got a bus. but for you at the moment, you're still prepared to pay to have the car for the fuel because you don't think you've got an option? i haven't had an holiday for years, you know, just, it pays— for the car instead. for people who don't have a car or can't afford to get here, there's an option for the food bank to come to them. volunteers will go and deliver the food to them, but we don't actually pay volunteer costs. and so the volunteers are very kindly doing it out of their own pocket. and we haven't yet had anyone say to us that they can't afford to deliver food banks. i would anticipate that will start to happen. having a real impact.

gardener, richard, depends on driving around the countryside to make a living. he's spending £240 more per month on diesel for his car and power if they're too far away. i've actually turned down workjust because the fuel price would be too high to get to the job. it's impacted the scale as well. i was looking to scale up the business, you know, employ a new member of staff and look at getting another vehicle for the business. but at the moment, it's just too uncertain times, to be honest, to be able to do that. and the risk isjust too high. for the under—pressure home care sector, costs are also a big challenge. this firm has upped the mileage rates carers get so they're not out of pocket, but it's also made their rounds smaller and more efficient. and that's not all. we're trying to look at alternative transportation for the carers. so one of the things that we thought of is having a moped that is much

more fuel efficient. back at the community hub, they're focused on supporting people as much as they can. for many households and businesses in places like this, the cost of getting out and about has become just one more thing to worry about. katy austin, bbc news in gloucestershire. a british kayaker has been rescued after spending two days clinging to a buoy in the english channel, according to reports in a dutch newspaper. the 28—year—old was rescued by dutch fishermen who saw him waving frantically as their boat sailed past by chance. he is said to have survived by eating seaweed, crabs and mussels he'd scraped off the buoy. the french maritime prefecture said the man, who had left the british coast 48 hours earlier, was conscious when he was rescued and was sent to a hospital in the french city of boulogne, and is said to be recovering.

the headlines on bbc news: a woman's been handed a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering herfriend. gemma mitchell was told she'll serve at least 34 years in a live televised session at the old bailey. new elections loom in northern ireland after politicians at stormont miss the deadline for restoring power—sharing. elon musk finally completes his 44 billion dollar — that's £38 billion — takeover of twitter — and has apparently sacked the chief executive and other seniorfigures.

a team of swedish engineers is in the final stages of developing the first—ever crash—test dummy to represent the average woman. women are more likely than men to be injured in the same types of crash, and some scientists say this is partly down to a lack of representative dummies to test vital safety features. shiona mccallum's been to sweden to see the tech in action. crash—test dummies are used to test how well car safety features protect people against injury, but not everyone is equally protected. women are three times more likely to suffer whiplash than men if they are any car hit from behind, and although whiplash isn't usually fatal, it can cause serious and permanent disabilities. sarah's car was hit from behind last month. it was a really big shock at the time, and my daughter was absolutely crying her eyes out. her neck was hurting, and she said her back as well, i've got a stiff neck and shoulders. the anxiety of, are you going to be able to do yourjob because of your aches and pains? some scientists say more representative crash—test dummies as an important step in improving our safety. engineers here in sweden have been busy working on the first crash—test

dummy that represents the average woman. in order to ensure that you identify the seats that have the best protection for both parts of the population, you definitely need to have the part of the population that has the highest risk represented. currently the industry prodominantly uses average male car dummies. the average female is not represented. you can assess how it interacts with the seat during the crash and also how well it protects the occupant. these dummies are designed specifically to test how well cars protect people from injuries in low—impact rear collisions. females are somewhat shorter and lighter than males, on average, and then we also have differences in muscle strength, which plays a role in terms of how you respond to a crash.

the engineers are performing tests on the dummy to see what happens to her in a simulated rear crash. you see that this is a very low severity, seven kilometres per hour, there probably will not be a scratch on your car, but you see the amount of motion that goes on in our body. it has taken decades to get here but the work, which will be published next month, brings with it hopes women will one day be safer behind the wheel. if you know someone who's living away at university, you may be aware of how hard it can be to secure accommodation. in durham, students are so desperate to get digs for next year that — earlier this week — some of them spent the night queueing outside estate agents. mark denten reports. students queuing for hours for a roof over their heads. these durham university students,

some first years who only arrived in the city in the last few weeks, were queuing for accommodation starting next year. there were hundreds of students there, and there were also hundreds of students outside different estate agents. people were queuing for estate agents that have released the previous week, even, just because they knew that there were more properties coming out. so there were queues all the way down the streets. many of them blame the university for expanding at a very fast rate. they've been expanding for a few years. they blame covid in particular for kind of grade inflation. and we can certainly see that the student numbers between 2020 and 2021 went up by about 1,000. so there certainly was a spike. but student numbers have been growing since 2017, 2018, and they have been increasing college numbers. many estate agents in the city put all their accommodation on the market in one go in what's known as the drop. engineering students tom and peter queued for six hours for a house. they've still not got a confirmed room for next year,

and they say many students were signing up for accommodation they hadn't even seen. so we decided to get up about half three, get there for four o'clock, and then queuejust straight the way through. and i think we were probably there for about six hours before we actually even got in the door. when you're seeing these big drops, where they're dropping everything at once, you know that if you don't get there immediately and try to sign it, then you're probably going to end up with nothing and have to move on to the next estate agent. and as it's got through this period of about two weeks of where they're each dropping on different days, people have got more and more desperate. we had people last week coming to our house saying, "we've already signed your house, we queued since 5am." and they had no choice but to sign a house in a panic, basically, without even looking at the house. in a statement, durham university told us that they anticipated pressure on the private lettings market and increases in rents and had earlier engaged in a dialogue with private lettings agents. but they say the exceptionally early rush for accommodation was unexpected. and they say the university has been working rapidly to communicate

and provide additional support for students. and they say the university has been working rapidly to communicate and provide additional support for students. new 50p coins featuring king charles iii are being produced at the royal mint in south wales. hywel griffith has been taking a closer look. freshly minted, and coming to a till near you. the new 50p is the first of the carolean coins. for now, they're under tight security — you need special permission just to touch one. but from december, they'll circulate alongside the queen's coins, which won't be withdrawn. keeping the currency current is a significant moment. martin was the man charged with creating the image and getting everything in proportion, knowing eventually his work would end up in millions of pockets and piggy banks. you don't want to make it, for example, too cheerful because this is a serious...

this is a very serious symbol. and yet it needs to be light enough to put across his humanity. it's getting in the subtlest of possible ways those emotions, rather than, as it were, ears or nose or eyes. these days, cash isn't really king. only 15% of payments are used using coins and notes. but having a new monarch on the money still represents the biggest change here since decimalisation. archive: the buildings her majesty opened i house the processes involved in the converting of blank discs into coins, decimal, naturally... the queen, and then prince charles, saw for themselves how much it took to strike new sovereigns, all part of a process that goes back over a millennium. we've actually been around as long as the royal family has. so we've struck for every monarch, including from alfred the great up to today. so something we've done a long... a lot of times before, but something we haven't done

for a very long time. eventually, every denomination will carry the king's image. they'll be introduced on demand to ensure the cash flow keeps coming. now it's time for a look at the weather with christopher blanchett hello there. it's an improving picture across the country this afternoon after that earlier heavy rain that some of us saw. you can see the bigger picture on the satellite image there. low pressure out in the atlantic sending weatherfronts, cloud and rain ourway. but as i say, an improving picture through the afternoon with that rain clearing away from the north of scotland. lingering, though, for orkney and shetland. elsewhere in the sunshine, temperatures reaching the high teens, quite a brisk wind.

into this evening and overnight, initially it's dry with some clear skies. but as we approach the early hours, this cloud and rain pushing them across the southwest, reaching in towards the midlands by the end of the night, further north, staying mostly dry and once again, it will be mild. looking ahead to the weekend and it does stay very mild, there will be some rain around for some, but also some sunshine with quite a warm feel. here saturday initially, that band of cloud and rain and mistand murk working its way northwards in towards parts of northern ireland and then in towards the south of scotland, elsewhere across england, improving certainly in the southeast, some sunshine, feeling warm, 22 degrees for the west, more in the way of clouds, some heavy rain in towards wales and cumbria and clearing away from northern ireland but pushing

in towards scotland. so for saturday evening, the cloud of rain still with is tracking its way northwards. elsewhere, though, mostly dry with some clear skies. looking ahead to sunday now and once again, they have we have low pressure out in the atlantic bringing weather fronts away cloud and rain on sunday morning — that should clear. and then on sunday, most of the wet weather in the west, some heavy showers, perhaps the odd rumble of thunder with those as well. temperatures down a notch. afternoon values there around about the mid, maybe high teens. and then as we approach next week, it remains on the unsettled side with monday, a band of rain turning quite heavy across northern ireland, elsewhere, but equally some sunnier skies to go with it, too. pushing in towards the western coasts of the uk, one or two showers elsewhere, but equally some sunnier skies to go with it, too. and once again, still mild — temperatures reaching the mid to maybe high teens. for monday evening, halloween, that heavy rain, pretty soggy through northern ireland and western coastal parts. a number of heavy showers elsewhere. and the general trend for next week, you can see in the icons it remains unsettled, but temperatures coming down closer to the seasonal average. one last thing — don't forget, this weekend, clocks go back overnight, saturday to sunday, one hour. that's the forecast for now.

legal history is made — in a landmark moment at the old bailey, the sentencing of a murderer was broadcast live for the first time in england and wales. jemma mitchell was given life with a minimum of 34 years for killing herfriend, and dumping her decapitated body in devon. you have shown absolutely no remorse, and it appears that you are in complete denial as to what you did, not withstanding what, in myjudgment, amounted to overwhelming evidence against you. we'll be assessing the significance of that live broadcast from the old bailey. also this lunchtime... christmas elections loom in northern ireland, after the deadline passed for power sharing to be restored.

elon musk says his takeover of twitter is sinking in —